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| HER Number: | MDV119977 |
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| Name: | Ash house at Bowda Farm, North Bovey |
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Summary
Depicted on the Tithe Map and late 19th century historic map, this structure was recorded in 1991 woodland survey. Conical shaped, with a large iron door in the front and a hole in the north-western side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 740 831 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ASH HOUSE (XV to XIX - 1401 AD? to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Small circular building depicted on the Tithe Map at this location; adjacent to the eastern boundary of the farmyard.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Unchanged from the Tithe Map depiction. Shown attached to the boundary wall. Not shown on later versions of the mapping.
Smith, N. J. L., 1992, Woodland Archaeological Survey December 1991 North Bovey Woodlands, 11-12, Figs 9-10, sketch plans by Deborah Griffiths (Report - Survey). SDV360446.
Not shown on the Ordnance Survey map, but clearly seen standing in the south-eastern corner of the enclosed area to the south of the farmhouse, was a conical-shaped ash-house. It sat adjacent to the north-east enclosure wall and had a large iron door inserted into its southern side. A large hole was visible within its north-west side (figure 10).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #79272 ] |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV360446 | Report - Survey: Smith, N. J. L.. 1992. Woodland Archaeological Survey December 1991 North Bovey Woodlands. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. 11-12, Figs 9-10, sketch plans by Deborah Griffiths. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77041 | Part of: Deserted farmstead known as Bowda, Easdon Down Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7411 - North Bovey Woodlands archaeological survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 11 2018 10:54AM |
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