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| HER Number: | MDV20063 |
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| Name: | St Anne's Chapel at Buckfast Abbey |
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Summary
Site of St Anne's Chapel at Buckfast Abbey which was built before the foundation of the Cistercian abbey of 1134-6. A tunnel vaulted undercroft now under the rebuilt abbey buildings are the possible remains of the chapel
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 741 673 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckfastleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/24/9
- Old Listed Building Ref (I)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHAPEL (VIII to Late Medieval - 701 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Brooking Rowe, J., 1876, The Cistercian Houses of Devon, Part 3: Buckfast, 809-86 (Article in Serial). SDV348424.
The foundation of the present house are said to be on the vaulted work of Early English character.
Blair, W. J., 1981, Buckfast Abbey: Features of Architectural and Archaeological Interest (Report - Assessment). SDV348441.
A fragment of the plain barrel vaulted undercroft of the west range, probably 12th century survives.
Department of Environment, 1983, Buckfastleigh, 1 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV337043.
St. Anne's chapel was built before the foundation of the Cistercian abbey of 1134-6. A tunnel-vaulted undercroft now under the rebuilt abbey buildings.
National Monuments Record, 1999, 444830 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV348516.
Sole visible remains of the original abbey buildings are the early vaulting. Now believed to be a fragment of the first Saxon abbey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337043 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1983. Buckfastleigh. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 1. |
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| SDV348424 | Article in Serial: Brooking Rowe, J.. 1876. The Cistercian Houses of Devon, Part 3: Buckfast. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 8. A5 Hardback. 809-86. |
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| SDV348441 | Report - Assessment: Blair, W. J.. 1981. Buckfast Abbey: Features of Architectural and Archaeological Interest. Unknown. |
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| SDV348516 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 1999. 444830. National Monuments Record Database. Website. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 9 2021 12:39PM |
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