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| HER Number: | MDV114096 |
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| Name: | Deserted Farmstead of Torr |
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Summary
A deserted farmstead labelled as Torr on the Bradstone Parish Tithe Map is visible as a range of buildings, earthwork field boundary banks and enclosure banks.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 381 819 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX38SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bradstone |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRADSTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
A farmstead is depicted here as a range of buildings. Map object partly based on this source.
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 4406-07 13-APR-1947 (Interpretation). SDV346287.
Earthworks of a hollow-way, field boundary bank and enclosure bank of uncertain, but potential medieval, date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947. Map object partly based on this source.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.
A deserted farmstead labelled as Torr on the Bradstone Parish Tithe Map is visible as a range of buildings, with earthwork field boundary banks, enclosure banks and a northeast to southwest aligned hollow-way visible on aerial photographs of 1947. The farmstead is of potential medieval date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346287 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF/CPE/UK/1995 4406-07 13-APR-1947. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV359374 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV77723 | Parent of: Former Building at Torr, near Bawcombe (Monument) |
| MDV77725 | Parent of: Former Building at Torr, near Bawcombe (Monument) |
| MDV77726 | Parent of: Former Building at Torr, near Bawcombe (Monument) |
| MDV77728 | Parent of: Platform North of Building at Torr, near Bawcombe (Monument) |
| MDV77730 | Parent of: Small Enclosed Area at Torr, near Bawcombe (Monument) |
| MDV77727 | Parent of: Well North of Torr, near Bawcombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 25 2016 12:38PM |
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