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HER Number:MDV11976
Name:Dolton Beacon Cottage, Ashreigney

Summary

A large two-storey building with a projecting porch alongside the A3124, which is recorded as a toll house on the 19th century Asheigney Tithe Apportionment. Sheldon lists a toll house near Hollocombe Moor which could be this one.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 590 133
Map Sheet:SS51SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAshreigney
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishASHREIGNEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS51SE/29
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS61SW4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOLL HOUSE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV526.

Building recorded on 1861 riddlecombe moor enclosure ward, in dro.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV527.

Osa=ss51se16.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV529.

Dro=q/rr1/4/g12 h4.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV530.

Des=wilmshurst, f,a. /enclosure awards file (2000)/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV531.

Des=wilmshurst, f. A. /enclosure award map overlays(2000)/in smr.

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Building recorded as Toll House & Garden (plot 8) on the Ashreigney Tithe Apportionment.

Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses., 305 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.

Sheldon lists a toll house near Hollacombe Moor on the Exeter Torrington Road.

Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 22 (Monograph). SDV7980.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS61SW4 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV362998.

Reference in Sheldon to a toll house near Hollocombe Moor. Donn's map of 1765 and the 1809 1 inch Ordnance Survey map which usually show turnpike roads do no mark any near Hollocombe.

Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 22 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.

Just south of Dolton Beacon crossroads on the west side of the B3220 Exeter - Torrington road, 4 miles north of Winkleigh. a large two-storey building with a projecting porch. The road dates from 1835.

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

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341560Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses.. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 305.
SDV349663Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 22.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79041 ]
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV362998Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS61SW4. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital.
SDV526Migrated Record:
SDV527Migrated Record:
SDV529Migrated Record:
SDV530Migrated Record:
SDV531Migrated Record:
SDV7980Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 22.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 3 2023 2:59PM