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| HER Number: | MDV100810 |
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| Name: | Former longhouse at Criptor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Longhouse, now farmbuilding. 16th or possible 17th century date, altered in late 19th/20th century. Granite rubble; corrugated asbestos roof. Rectangular building built across hillslope, facing NW. Shippon to right (lower) end, house to left with spiral stair projection to rear.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 555 727 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LONGHOUSE (XV to XVII - 1500 AD to 1699 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England, 125318 (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.
Longhouse, now farmbuilding. C16 or possible C17, altered in late C19/C20. Granite rubble; corrugated asbestos roof. PLAN: Rectangular building built across hillslope, facing NW. Shippon to right (lower) end, house to left with spiral stair projection to rear. Hall stack backs onto site of through passage. EXTERIOR: 2-storey house end and lower, narrower shippon end. Slit window to centre front, blocked doorway and passageway to rear right. Gable end wall of shippon rebuilt in blockwork. INTERIOR: C20 trusses throughout. Shippon not seen but said to have central drain and stone bases of tethering posts to rear wall. House has blocked fireplace with massive granite lintel, granite upright jamb to left and granite blocks to right jamb. Stair projection has upper blocked window and traces of stair treads in plaster. Some cob plasterwork. Blocked first-floor fireplace. Stack truncated at roof height. The former longhouse is part of a small, isolated farm on the western slopes of Dartmoor.
Listing NGR: SX5558572725
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #61388 ] |
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| SDV355683 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2014. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Website. 125318. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV78034 | Part of: Criptor farmstead, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 21 2014 4:10PM |
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