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HER Number:MDV29795
Name:Field named Lower Linhay Field, Widecombe

Summary

Placename evidence recorded from the Tithe Map apportionment; no physical evidence of a former linhay has been found in this field.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 712 762
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/307

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LINHAY? (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD? (Between) to 1850 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments, No. 896 (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, Vol II, 280 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.

Linhay Field, arable land, field No. 896. (21/08/1979) Lower Linhay Field at the top of an old lane that goes from field No. 890 to 895, in which there are five huge flat stones in a wall. Grass, covered in thistles. No traces of a linhay here.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337078Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. Vol II, 280.
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. No. 896.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey

Date Last Edited:May 9 2023 12:40PM