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| HER Number: | MDV28604 |
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| Name: | Ruined building north of Luckey Tor, Widecombe in the Moor |
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Summary
The scant remains of a building on a partly levelled site. It is orientated east to west and now measures 4.0m. by 3.7m. with the east end no longer visible. The walling is of rubble, 0.5m. wide and 0.2m. high. The date is assumed to be Medieval, although the purpose is uncertain. Part of a yard boundary is visible on the south side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 684 722 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE126
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443225
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/449
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUILDING (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67SE126 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV285883.
(03/06/1980) At SX 68507224, on the steep slope above Lucky Tor at 235m. O.D., is the scant remains of a building on a partly unlevelled site. It is orientated east to west and now measures 4.0m. by 3.7m. with the east end no longer visible. The walling is of rubble, 0.5m. wide and 0.2m. high.
Part of a possible yard boundary is visible on the south side (see plan). The building may possibly be Medieval, but is purpose is obscure. Found during field investigation.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded by RCHM APP 1985.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Ruins depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV285883 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX67SE126. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| 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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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141274 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26246 | Related to: Field and field boundaries south of Rowbrook, Widecombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 25 2023 1:52PM |
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