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| HER Number: | MDV27570 |
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| Name: | Garden Walls at Ashe |
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Summary
Garden boundary walls south west and north west of ashe house, axminster road. C17/18 or earlier. Stone rubble wall with cement coping (doe).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 276 959 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Musbury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MUSBURY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/8/1
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 88108
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WALL (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV130414.
Doe/hhr:62:part of east devon(19/10/1984)138.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV130415.
Des=gallant, l. /deer parks/(1986)/manuscript in smr.
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV329576.
Garden boundary walls south west and north west of ashe house, axminster road. C17/18 or earlier. Stone rubble wall with cement coping (doe).
GALLANT, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV943.
In c17 sir john drake enclosed a small park adjoining the house creating fishponds, walks + gardens. It was largely destroyed by the end of c18 apart from a 'long parallelogram at the entrance' (gallant).
Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1990, Historic Landscape Assessment of Higher Bruckland Possible Reservoir Site and Six Reservoir Service Areas in the Axe Valley, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV351551.
The 17th/18th century garden boundary walls (Listed Grade II) to the south and west of Ashe House fall within the pipeline corridor, and it is possible that buried deposits relating to this ancient settlement could be uncovered during construction work.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1098 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Ashe House. First documented in 1289 as 'Asshe'. Believed to have been in existence since Saxon period. Chapel licensed in 1387. Oldest parts of house 14th/15th century. Damaged during Civil War; house and chapel restored/rebuilt c. 1670-80 using stone from nearby ruined Newenham Abbey; small enclosed park created. House Listed Grade II*. Chapel (disused) and 17th century garden boundary walls Listed Grade II.
SMR.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV130414 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV130415 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV329576 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
| SDV351551 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1990. Historic Landscape Assessment of Higher Bruckland Possible Reservoir Site and Six Reservoir Service Areas in the Axe Valley. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 90.16. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1098. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85789 ] |
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| SDV943 | Migrated Record: GALLANT. |
Associated Monuments
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2016 3:40PM |
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