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HER Number:MDV21231
Name:FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Bovey Tracey

Summary

Site of a farmstead possibly part of the Domesday hamlet of 'Abonebovi'

Location

Grid Reference:SX 832 769
Map Sheet:SX87NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBovey Tracey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBOVEY TRACEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/48/3

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

1839, Bovey Tracey (Cartographic). SDV292968.

Bovey Cleaves, site of farmhouse, part of hamlet. Shown on Tithe Map as no 2172 'dwelling house etc'.


Mitchell, M. J., 1979, Worksheet No 80 (Worksheet). SDV297253.

Other details: No 8 + 9.


1983, Slides (Photograph). SDV319713.


Griffiths, D. M., 1983, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV297252.

At this NGR is a rectangular area (c 25m x 8m) enclosed by a mortared stone wall, now lowered to a height of c1.5m and capped with modern concrete. Now used for storage, but possibly the footings of the farmhouse and barn. Some possible earthworks N of this. Uncertain whether this noted by Mitchell in the DCRA ball clay survey; reference to remains of a 'row of cottages and some cob walling'. Other details: Site visit.


Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main, 9 (Report - Assessment). SDV281233.

Part of the possible Domesday hamlet of 'Abonebovi'. The hamlet consisted of four separate farmsteads on the 1839 Tithe Map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV281233Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.78. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9.
SDV292968Cartographic: 1839. Bovey Tracey. Tithe Map. Map + Digital.
SDV297252Worksheet: Griffiths, D. M.. 1983.
SDV297253Worksheet: Mitchell, M. J.. 1979. Worksheet No 80. DCRA Ball Clay Survey of South Devon.
SDV319713Photograph: 1983. Slides. Slide.

Associated Monuments

MDV9963Part of: Shrunken Village at Little Bovey Farm, Bovey Tracey (Monument)
MDV21229Related to: Bovey Tracey, Little Bovey (Monument)
MDV21230Related to: FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Bovey Tracey (Monument)
MDV21232Related to: FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Bovey Tracey (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV178 - Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main

Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM