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Summary

Remains of former farm buildings, probably a field barn and linhay, shown on 19th century maps.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARM BUILDING (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

Plot 531 described as 'House and Court'.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Plot 531 includes a rectangular building.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

L-shaped range of buildings in a small rectangular enclosure shown to south-west of Bigbury Court.

Waterhouse, R., 2003, Farm Buildings at Bigbury: An Archaeological Appraisal (Report - non-specific). SDV355476.

In their current form, the buildings are entirely agricultural and form an L plan fronting a walled yard. Their appearance is that of a late 18th to early 19th century field barn and shippon, of a type common to the South Hams. The farm buildings show clear signs of having been a small agricultural group, possibly originating as a tenant farm, but later reduced to an ancillary structure. The presence of a planned double linhay is of special interest, as such structures are rare in the district. This, and the survival of a number of important detail features, make the buildings worthy of preservation. See report for full details.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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