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HER Number:MDV13667
Name:Cider pound at Leigh Grange

Summary

A circular granite cider pound at Leigh Grange. Quite finely shaped in one piece lying near the house.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 708 611
Map Sheet:SX76SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SW/62/4/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CIDER PRESS (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist Worksheets (Worksheet). SDV340722.

Cider pound, Leigh Grange. Visited November 1978. A circular granite cider pound at Leigh Grange. Quite finely shaped in one piece, 1.06 metres in diameter, external thickness 0.28 metres, walls of outside annular trough 0.09 metres thick, centre boss 0.20 metres in diameter. Depth of trough not ascertained, as filled with soil. It lies near the house.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV340722Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1977-1979. South Brent Parish Checklist Worksheets. South Brent Parish Checklist. Worksheet. [Mapped feature: #5273 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV77533Part of: Leigh Grange farm, South Brent (Monument)
MDV13666Related to: Cider pound at Leigh Grange (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 14 2016 1:08PM