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HER Number:MDV128925
Name:Rock Cottage, South Brent

Summary

Built in the late 19th century, this served as the coachhouse for The Rock (MDV38019).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 695 606
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • COACH HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1875 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Not shown on the 1840s Tithe Map, when this plot (1869) contained older buildings (MDV12826), this building is shown first on the later 19th century historic map. Large rectangular building, aligned south-east by north-west, with narrow structure attached at the south-west end.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Unchanged from the late 19th century historic map depiction.

Google, 2020, Google Streetview (Website). SDV363415.

Rock Cottage can be seen on images dated 2009 and 2011. Large house retaining double coach doorway at the south-western end, as well as smaller double doors further along this north-eastern face of the building. Modern extension visible to the south-west of the original building.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Modern mapping depicts this property as 'Rock Cottage'; a rectangular building aligned south-east by north-west. The later wing extending to the south-west that can be seen at the property and on aerial photographs is not shown on the base mapping.

Vint, C., 2020, Rock Cottage, South Brent (Personal Comment). SDV363883.

This building was the former coach house to The Rock, the original cottage building demolished and replaced in the late 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127023 ]
SDV363415Website: Google. 2020. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website.

Associated Monuments

MDV13366Related to: Cistern in garden of Rock Cottage, South Brent (Monument)
MDV128926Related to: Demolished buildings at Rock Cottage, South Brent (Building)
MDV38019Related to: The Rock, South Brent (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 6 2020 2:23PM