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| HER Number: | MDV133463 |
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| Name: | Pound stone, Warmacombe Farm |
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Summary
Stone recorded during walkover survey of Higher Warmacombe Wood in 2006. Granite cider pound stone, now situated in front of house, which once held the apples which were crushed to a pulp by an edge runner for cider. Presumably there was once a pound house within the Warmacombe complex.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 686 677 |
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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
- CIDER PRESS (XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Marchand, J., 2006, Archaeology within Warmacombe Wood, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV365067.
SX 6869 6775 Granite cider pound stone, now situated in front of house, which once held the apples which were crushed to a pulp by an edge runner for cider. Presumably there was once a pound house within the Warmacombe complex.
The Pound stone is important in the local context.
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 12:03PM |
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