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| HER Number: | MDV131170 |
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| Name: | Holming Beam Farm |
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Summary
The former nucleus of Holming Beam Farm is represented by a ruined single-roomed building measuring 14m north to south by 4.5m wide. The low turf-covered walls are 1.2m wide and 0.5m high. They are breached in several places and it is difficult to determine the position of the original entrance. Around the building are a number of irregularly shaped enclosures marked by banks up to 1.5m wide and 0.6m high. Several massively built banks at the southern edge of the complex may represent later attempts to create a pond.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 581 760 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of Medieval or later streamworking and 19th century Naphtha Tramway and granite quarries north and west of Princetown Prison
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE132
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1364157
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The farm is depicted on the Tithe Map of 1840 but had been abandoned by 1884.
Probert, S. A. J., 2002, Dartmoor Prison Farm, Devon. An Archaeological Survey and Evaluation (Report - Survey). SDV364452.
(23/08/2002) Centred SX 58137605. The former nucleus of Holming Beam Farm is represented by a ruined single-roomed building measuring 14m north to south by 4.5m wide. The low turf-covered walls are 1.2m wide and 0.5m high. They are breached in several places and it is difficult to determine the position of the original entrance. Around the building are a number of irregularly shaped enclosures marked by banks up to 1.5m wide and 0.6m high. Several massively built banks at the southern edge of the complex may represent later attempts to create a pond.
The farm is depicted on the Tithe Map of 1840 but had been abandoned by 1884.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27094 | Related to: Leat channel north-east of Fice's Well (Monument) |
| MDV117300 | Related to: Prison farm estate, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV131171 | Related to: Tin pits around Holming Beam Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8714 - Survey of Dartmoor Prison Farm (Ref: AI//37/2002)
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 6 2023 4:02PM |
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