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| HER Number: | MDV19548 |
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| Name: | Building north-east of Stannon Tor, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Rectangular building of 6.7 metres by 3.7 metres with walls 0.6 metres wide by up to 1.1 metres high on steep east-facing clitter slope above Stannon Brook to the north-east of Stannon Tor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 648 813 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Structural remains of a potentially 18th century ruined building of unknown function north-east of Stannon Tor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW69
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 621540
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/82
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUILDING (Constructed, XVII to XIX - 1700 AD? (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1995/4364-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 13th April 1947.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 1982, 1:10560 survey drawing (Plan - measured). SDV276077.
Undertaken in October 1982.
Greeves, T., 1982, Building above Stannon Brook (Worksheet). SDV276076.
Visited on 18th October 1982. Rectangular granite drystone building with entrance at south end. Building may be of 18th century date. Marked on 1965 Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Measurments in Parish File.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(22/02/1989) SX 64908133. The remains of a rectangular building are visible on a slight shelf in the otherwise steep east-facing clitter slope above Stannon Brook. The building, internally 6.7 metres north to south by 3.7 metres east to west, is constructed of coursed granite stones. Wall is 0.6 metres thick, with a maximum height of 1.1 metres. Apart from a possible entrance in the south wall no structured features are visible; the interior is largely rubble-filled. The function of the building is unknown.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 160, Map 35 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Ruins of a rectangular building of 6.8 metres by 3.6 metres on the south side of a field wall to the north of Stannon farmstead
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Rectangular building shown on survey.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 160, Map 35. |
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| SDV276076 | Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1982. Building above Stannon Brook. |
| SDV276077 | Plan - measured: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 1982. 1:10560 survey drawing. Survey Drawing. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1995/4364-5. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140361 ] |
| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15310 | Related to: Building 150 metres south of settlement to south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV19556 | Related to: Streamworks on the Stannon Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8649 - Little Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 13 2023 10:06AM |
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