More information : (SX 65119354) Oxenham Arms and remains of (NAT)
Manor House (NR) (1)
A substantial 16/17th century house (now a hotel) comprising
a ground floor range with mullioned windows, a carved granite
gateway and a fine two-storey granite porch with a barrel vaulted
lower storey. Locally of interest but not outstanding. (2)
South Zeal
II* Oxenham Arms
*An early C16 house with virtually unaltered front. Rubble with
granite ashlar front and slate roofs. Granite stacks. 2S. Stone
mullioned windows and wood casements. Two-storeyed porch with ribbed
granite vault and pointed doorway. Carriage entrance on left
with cambered granite arch. Interior has open fireplaces and
exposed ceiling beams. (3)
The Oxenham Arms, now an inn, is the former manor house and home of the Burgoyne family. A courtyard plan house, it was originally a two-room-and-through passage plan. An interesting feature is an enormous upright slab of granite built into the inner wall of the rear parlour. This looks very much like a prehistoric standing stone and it seems that the house was built around it. (4,5) |