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HER Number:MDV14002
Name:Chapel at Colcombe Castle, Colyton

Summary

The partial remains of the 13th century Chapel of St John are possibly associated with the present buildings.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 247 948
Map Sheet:SY29SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishColyton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOLYTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SW/113/2
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SY29SW22

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CHAPEL (XI to XIII - 1066 AD (Between) to 1300 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SY29SW26 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV119148.

Osa=sy29sw26.

Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica. Devonshire, 133 (Monograph). SDV323771.

Recorded in the 1547 chantry roll.

Oliver, G., 1840, Ecclesiastical Antiquities in Devon, Vol. 2, 1 (Monograph). SDV35446.

The chapel at Colcombe Manor was converted to a chantry by Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon in the 13th century.

Cresswell, B. F., 1930, Colyton. The church and people in past times, 3 (Monograph). SDV125117.

The partial remains of the 13th century Chapel of St John are possibly associated with present buildings.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1955, SY29SW22, 22.1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV119146.

Site of St John's Chapel. This was a domestic chapel attached to the castle and built in about the 13th century.

Wilson, W. G., 1956, The Church and Parish of Colyton, 16 (Pamphlet). SDV363241.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV119146Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1955. SY29SW22. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. 22.1.
SDV119148Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SY29SW26. OSAD Card. Card Index.
SDV125117Monograph: Cresswell, B. F.. 1930. Colyton. The church and people in past times. Colyton. The church and people in past times. Unknown. 3.
SDV323771Monograph: Lysons, D. + Lysons, S.. 1822. Magna Britannica. Devonshire. Magna Britannica: A Concise Topographical Account of The Several Counties o. 6: Devonshire. Unknown. 133.
SDV35446Monograph: Oliver, G.. 1840. Ecclesiastical Antiquities in Devon, Vol. 2. Ecclesiastical Antiquities in Devon. 2. Digital. 1.
SDV363241Pamphlet: Wilson, W. G.. 1956. The Church and Parish of Colyton. Pamphlet. 16.

Associated Monuments

MDV39033Part of: Colcombe Castle, Colyton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 21 2024 5:25PM