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| HER Number: | MDV1893 |
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| Name: | Dunkeswell Abbey, Grave |
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Summary
Two stone coffins, thought to contain the remains of William Briwer and his wife, were found at Dunkeswell Abbey in 1842. All the bones were placed in one coffin and re-interred. The other coffin is under the south east wall of the present churchyard.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 142 107 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST11SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11SW/3/12
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GRAVE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry (Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry). SDV263.
Two stone coffins covered with plain slabs of Purbeck were found at Dunkeswell Abbey in the late 19th century at the abbey church, containing the skeleton of a man and a woman. They were probably Lord Briware and his wife (died 1227). All the bones were placed in one coffin and re-interred. The other coffin is to be seen under the south east wall of the present churchyard.
Brooking Rowe, J., 1877, The Cistercian Houses of Devon, part 5, 381 (Article in Serial). SDV136139.
Watkin, H. R., 1918, A Great Devonian, William Briwer. Presidential Address, 168-169 (Article in Serial). SDV136126.
Watkin, H. R., 1926 - 1927, William Briwer, 194-195 (Article in Serial). SDV16799.
Other details: plates.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1975, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV136123.
In 1914 a stone coffin and cover was placed inside Holy Trinity church and the remains of William Brewer and his wife were re-interned here. The stone coffins were found in 1842 when the present church was being built. They are the supposed remains of William Briwer.
2000, An Earthwork Survey of Dunkeswell Abbey, 215-266 (Article in Serial). SDV136128.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV136123 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1975. ST11SW(M). |
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| SDV136126 | Article in Serial: Watkin, H. R.. 1918. A Great Devonian, William Briwer. Presidential Address. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 50. A5 Hardback. 168-169. |
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| SDV136128 | Article in Serial: 2000. An Earthwork Survey of Dunkeswell Abbey. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 58. 215-266. |
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| SDV136139 | Article in Serial: Brooking Rowe, J.. 1877. The Cistercian Houses of Devon, part 5. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 9. A5 Hardback. 381. |
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| SDV16799 | Article in Serial: Watkin, H. R.. 1926 - 1927. William Briwer. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 14. Unknown. 194-195. |
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| SDV263 | Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry: Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV1890 | Part of: Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV1892 | Related to: Dunkeswell Abbey, Bells (Find Spot) |
| MDV30305 | Related to: Abbey Church at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV12618 | Related to: Cloisters at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV1891 | Related to: COAT OF ARMS in the Parish of Dunkeswell (Monument) |
| MDV44192 | Related to: Dunkeswell Abbey, Building (Monument) |
| MDV63464 | Related to: Dunkeswell Abbey, Garden (Monument) |
| MDV13990 | Related to: Dunkeswell Abbey, Tile (Find Spot) |
| MDV30306 | Related to: East Range at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV12616 | Related to: Fishponds at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV12617 | Related to: Gatehouse at Dunkeswell Abbey (Building) |
| MDV30307 | Related to: South Range at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV12615 | Related to: West Range at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 4 2021 3:03PM |
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