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| HER Number: | MDV133462 |
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| Name: | Orchards, Warmacombe Farm |
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Summary
The orchards at Warmacombe, which occupy surprisingly steep slopes, are of a good age and when recorded during walkover survey of Higher Warmacombe Wood in 2006, still contained a number of trees.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 687 677 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ORCHARD (XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Marchand, J., 2006, Archaeology within Warmacombe Wood, 3 (Report - Survey). SDV365067.
The orchards at Warmacombe, which occupy surprisingly steep slopes, are of a good age and still contain a number of trees.
The orchards are important in the local context and are a good example of the necessary self-sufficiency of Dartmoor’s isolated farms.
Sources / Further Reading
Associated Monuments
| MDV78050 | Related to: Warmacombe Farm, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV38014 | Related to: Warmmacombe farmhouse, West Buckfastleigh (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8843 - Survey of archaeological features in Warmacombe Wood
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 23 2022 11:51AM |
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