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| HER Number: | MDV123095 |
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| Name: | Roborough House, West Pilton |
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Summary
Site of a country house that became a hotel in the later 20th century. It was destroyed by fire in the 1990s. Features within the former landscaped gardens around the house are still extant.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 568 350 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Pilton West |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PILTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD?)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A large house surrounded by landscaped gardens is shown on the 1880s-1890s map. A well is marked just to the west of the house and to the south a sunken garden is shown with a fountain (marked as such on the 1904-1906 map).
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Roborough marked.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
House marked as a hotel.
Watts, S., 2018, Roborough House Hotel (Personal Comment). SDV361802.
Hotel destroyed by fire in the 1990s.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #113597 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV361802 | Personal Comment: Watts, S.. 2018. Roborough House Hotel. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV32451 | Related to: Folly at Roborough, Pilton (Building) |
| MDV1574 | Related to: STANDING STONE in the Parish of Pilton West (Monument) |
| MDV32452 | Related to: Summerhouse at Roborough, Pilton (Building) |
| MDV37700 | Related to: TOWER in the Parish of Pilton West (Monument) |
| MDV37701 | Related to: TOWER in the Parish of Pilton West (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 2 2024 10:38AM |
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