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| HER Number: | MDV22793 |
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| Name: | Site of dovecote, Modbury |
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Summary
A deed of 1457 granted a burgage lying in Brownston Street at Modbury to Henry Hyne, and also "one loft or pigeon place".
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 660 519 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65SE/25/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DOVECOTE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, SX65SE18 (Cartographic). SDV340332.
Watkin, H. R., 1922 - 1926, Unknown, 353-4 (Article in Serial). SDV340331.
Copeland, G. W., 1941, Further Notes on Devon Dovecotes, 134 (Article in Serial). SDV6787.
Copeland, G. W., 1943, Notes on Devon dovecotes: Part 4, 269 (Article in Serial). SDV336450.
A deed of 1457 granted a burgage lying in Brownston Street at Modbury to Henry Hyne, and also "one loft or pigeon place". The dovecote, no longer extant, seems to have belonged to the mansion of Old Traine although according to Watkin, situated at some distance from it.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336450 | Article in Serial: Copeland, G. W.. 1943. Notes on Devon dovecotes: Part 4. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 75. A5 Paperback. 269. |
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| SDV340331 | Article in Serial: Watkin, H. R.. 1922 - 1926. Unknown. Transactions of the Torquay Natural History Society. 4. A5 Hardback. 353-4. |
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| SDV340332 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. SX65SE18. OSA. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV6787 | Article in Serial: Copeland, G. W.. 1941. Further Notes on Devon Dovecotes. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 73. A5 Hardback. 134. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 8 2008 2:04PM |
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