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| HER Number: | MDV15949 |
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| Name: | Building in Ebsworthy Plantation, Lydford |
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Summary
Ruinous stone building. Function and date unknown. Shown on 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey map but appears to go out of use by early 20th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 490 846 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX48SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX48SE/27
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Building and enclosure shown on eastern edge of Ebsworthy Plantation.
Reichel, O. J., 1896, The Domesday Hundreds. Part II, 467 (Article in Serial). SDV342605.
Domesday land of Etboldus Wrda, attached to the Manor of Bridestowe, held by Ralph de Pomerai of Baldwin the Sheriff. Held by the Saxon thegn Godwin at the time of King Edward.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Reichel, O. J., 1914, The Hundred of Lifton in the Time of Testa de Nevil, AD 1243, 195-6 (Article in Serial). SDV336448.
Ebbsworthy was one of six landholdings held independently before the Conquest. Tenancies given at the time of Testa de Nevil, in 1243.
Unknown, 1982, Untitled Source (Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry). SDV342606.
Ordnance Survey map shows enclosure in Ebsworthy Plantation, but no building.
Knight, S., 2009, Site Visit for ARCS 15033-15035 (Personal Comment). SDV343130.
Site visit 10/11/09. Ruinous stone building with three walls partly surviving. It has internal divisons and an odd v-shpaed recess in the internal wall which is matched by a recess and semi-circular stone set flat on the ground on the external wall.
Baines, C., 2009, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV342607.
Building and enclosure shown on late 19th century map, but by early 20th century, building appears roofless and woodland is encroaching on west side of enclosure.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336448 | Article in Serial: Reichel, O. J.. 1914. The Hundred of Lifton in the Time of Testa de Nevil, AD 1243. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 46. A5 Paperback. 195-6. |
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| SDV342605 | Article in Serial: Reichel, O. J.. 1896. The Domesday Hundreds. Part II. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 28. Unknown. 467. |
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| SDV342606 | Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry: Unknown. 1982. |
| SDV342607 | Personal Comment: Baines, C.. 2009. |
| SDV343130 | Personal Comment: Knight, S.. 2009. Site Visit for ARCS 15033-15035. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4554 - Site Visit to Woodland in Lydford and Brentor
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2009 12:37PM |
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