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| HER Number: | MDV33205 |
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| Name: | Bee boles south of Batworthy Mill, Chagford |
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Summary
Bee boles approximately 4.0 metres south of Batworthy Mill. Row of eight bee boles. Probably 19th century. Made from slabs of roughly dressed granite set in a granite stone rubble wall. Set in the south face of a low curving garden wall are a row of eight square niches once used for housing bee skeps. Besides being intrinsically attractive this is an unusually large number of bee boles for Devon.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 713 851 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- International Bee Research Association: 1059
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/32/1
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEE BOLE (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Full description
Department of Environment, 1987, Chagford, 4 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV350463.
Bee boles approximately 4.0 metres south of Batworthy Mill. Row of eight bee boles. Probably 19th century. Made from slabs of roughly dressed granite set in a granite stone rubble wall. Set in the south face of a low curving garden wall are a row of eight square niches once used for housing bee skeps. Besides being intrinsically attractive this is an unusually large number of bee boles for Devon.
Walker, P. + Ogden, R. B., 1995, Bee Boles and Other Bee Keeping Structures in Devon, 118 (Article in Serial). SDV2631.
International Bee Research Association number 1059.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV2631 | Article in Serial: Walker, P. + Ogden, R. B.. 1995. Bee Boles and Other Bee Keeping Structures in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 127. A5 Paperback. 118. |
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| SDV350463 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1987. Chagford. Historic Houses Register. A4 Bound. 4. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #87738 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8262 | Related to: Batworthy Mill, Chagford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 11 2023 11:12AM |
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