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| HER Number: | MDV123455 |
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| Name: | Ruined longhouse at Teigncombe Farm, Chagford |
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Summary
The ruined remains of a Medieval or post Medieval longhouse comprising two walls lies on the eastern side of the yard at Teigncombe. They measure 0.8 metres thick and a maximum 3 metres high. The structure is built into the hillside.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 672 871 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE96
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 904715
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LONGHOUSE (Built, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(17/08/1990) SX 672 871. The remains of a longhouse type structure on the E side of the yard at Teigncombe Farm. Two walls, 0.8m thick and standing to a maximum height of 3.0m built of massive squared boulders and slabs form the SW and SE sides. It is built into the hillside with its long axis orientated NW-SE and measures 13.4m by 6.2m overall. The lower (SE) end lies on a raised platform of rough granite blocks. A gateway slightly off-centre in the SW wall preserves the site of the entrance to the probable cross-passage. The NW side of this gateway is formed by large dressed boulders displaying signs of a recess to accommodate a door post. The SE end has several small blocked holes indicative of shippon drainage channels.
The interior is now a rubbish strewn open area with elder bushes obscuring the NW end.
A roofed building is depicted in this position on the Tithe map of 1841.
(See illustration card for SX 68 NE 94, No 6).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114175 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77261 | Part of: Teigncombe farmstead, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV33314 | Related to: Teigncombe Farmhouse, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV15715 | Related to: Teigncombe Manor House, Chagford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8653 - Teigncombe Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 30 2022 9:13AM |
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