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| HER Number: | MDV128736 |
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| Name: | Bleak House, Rattle Brook |
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Summary
The ruins of a building 600m south of the Rattlebrook peatworks. The walls, of mortared, dressed granite blocks are 0.5m wide and stand to a maximum height of 5m in the north-eastern corner. The main room measures 6.6m north-south and 3.6m east-west. The chimney in this room has colapsed. A doorway leads from this room to two further rooms. The building probably originally had two storeys, although there is no evidence of any joists. Hemery states that this building was the house built in about 1879 for the manager of the Rattlebrook peatworks and was originally known as "Dunnagoat Cottage".
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 559 864 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NE44
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063887
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FOREMANS HOUSE (Constructed, XIX - 1870 AD (Between) to 1879 AD (Between))
Full description
Hemery, E., 1983, High Dartmoor, 976 (Monograph). SDV249702.
This building was the house built in about 1879 for the manager of the Rattlebrook peatworks and was originally known as "Dunnagoat Cottage".
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(17/08/1994) The ruins of a building stand on the eastern bank of the Rattle Brook at SX 5597 8684, some 600m south of the Rattlebrook peat works (SX 58 NE 43). The walls, of mortared, dressed granite blocks are 0.5m wide and stand to a maximum height of 5m in the north-eastern corner. The main room measures 6.6m north-south and 3.6m east-west. The chimney in this room has collapsed. A doorway leads from this room to two further rooms. The building probably originally had two storeys, although there is no evidence of any joists.
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Ruined building depicted on survey layer.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV249702 | Monograph: Hemery, E.. 1983. High Dartmoor. High Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 976. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #126500 ] |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3168 | Related to: Peatworks at Rattlebrook Head (Monument) |
| MDV28090 | Related to: Streamworks on the Rattle Brook (Monument) |
| MDV3174 | Related to: The Rattlebrook Peat Railway (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 26 2021 3:22PM |
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