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| HER Number: | MDV8216 |
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| Name: | Halshanger Manor House, Ashburton |
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Summary
Halshanger Manor built on the site of a 12th/13th century manor house. It was totally demolished in 1806; the present house being built on the site but with entirely new material in 1807.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 758 733 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77SE4
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445205
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SE/37
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX77SE4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MANOR HOUSE (First mentioned, XIII - 1201 AD (Between) to 1300 AD (Between))
- HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1807 AD to 1807 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Halshanger on site of a Manor House' marked.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX77SE4 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV306641.
The original manor house was built in the 12th-13th century and was property of the Firth family. It was totally demolished in 1806; the present house being built on the site but with entirely new material in 1807. From description, it is likely that the staircase was probably Jacobean. This was said to have been damaged by troops billeted here during the Second World War resulting in it having to be removed. A small outbuilding at SX75787332 is very old (older than the original house?) and were probably associated with it.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
House marked on the modern Ordnance Survey map.
Newman, P., 2013, An Archaeological Assessment of Halshanger and Horridge Commons, Dartmoor, Devon, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV356396.
Halsanger is first mentioned in documents of the 13th century. It was in existence, however, before this date and enclosued fields would have been established on the nearby slopes soon after the initial settlement was established.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV306641 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX77SE4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #108216 ] |
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| SDV356396 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2013. An Archaeological Assessment of Halshanger and Horridge Commons, Dartmoor, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Bound + Digital. 8. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV62360 | Related to: Halshanger Farmstead, Ashburton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2022 4:30PM |
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