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| HER Number: | MDV120014 |
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| Name: | Farley's Cottage, Owley Bottom |
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Summary
Ruined remains of a post-medieval or medieval cottage; appears to have been part of a smallholding, with at least one additional building.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 679 594 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SMALLHOLDING (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The late 19th century historic map shows the cottage, with attached yard. Not shown on the Tithe Map; appears to be a blank space.
Smith, N., 1991, Survey Report of Sites and Monuments on Ugborough Moor and within woodlands at Owley, Peek Moor Gate and Pennaton Bridge, 11, figure (Report - Survey). SDV360448.
Farley's Cottage SX67935947
Remains of a small cottage noted during survey works. Large areas of the north-western wall and particularly the north-eastern gable are still upstanding. A huge fallen oak tree has demolished and subsequently obscured the other two walls. Appears to be post-medieval in date, although the site probably has medieval origins.
A suspiciously thick, short length of wall (1.0 metre high by 1.0 metre wide) running north-east to south-west to the north-east of Farley's, accompanied by a small rectangular area of level ground adjacent to the south-east, suggests that another structure, possibly a farm building, may have stood next to the cottage. This, along with the ancient trackway leading to the site from the Cheston to Owley road, suggests it may have been a smallholding. May have been used as a shelter for tin workers.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Ruined remains of the cottage and associated walls depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79317 ] |
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| SDV360448 | Report - Survey: Smith, N.. 1991. Survey Report of Sites and Monuments on Ugborough Moor and within woodlands at Owley, Peek Moor Gate and Pennaton Bridge. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. 11, figure. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7413 - Peek Moor Gate, Owley and Pennaton Bridge plantations archaeological survey
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2017 9:47AM |
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