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HER Number:MDV77446
Name:Lower Merripit Farmstead, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Historic farmstead.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 658 791
Map Sheet:SX67NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Dartmoor National Park Authority, 1993 - 1997, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1993-1997 (Report - Survey). SDV344544.

Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 20/02/1997.


Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.), 2000, Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 4, 40 (Monograph). SDV339713.

Higher and Lower Merrypit, two farms located to the right and left of the road, are mentioned by Swete in his tour of Dartmoor in 1797.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV339713Monograph: Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.). 2000. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 4. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Sw. 4. Hardback Volume. 40.
SDV344544Report - Survey: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 1993 - 1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1993-1997. dartmoor National Park Authority. Mixed Archive Material.

Associated Monuments

MDV35582Parent of: Lower Merripit Farmhouse, Dartmoor Forest (Building)
MDV122301Related to: Dury Farm, Bellever (Monument)
MDV104819Related to: Higher Merripit, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 3 2018 12:56PM