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HER Number: | MDV34444 |
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Name: | Structure at Dunnabridge Farm |
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Summary
Small walled structure south-east of the old longhouse, roofed over by a large stone slab. Reputed to be the Crockern Tor table which was used by the stannary parliament and brought down from the tor in the 18th century. The structure housed a granite trough, used for where washing potatoes. Accidentally damaged in 1986, repaired the following year by Dartmoor National Park.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 642 742 |
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Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/29
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRUCTURE (Early Medieval to XVIII - 1066 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Bray, A. E., 1836, A Description of the Parts of Devonshire Bordering on the Tamar and Tavy, 113-4 (Monograph). SDV345186.
Burnard, R., 1893, Dartmoor Pictorial Records, 42 (Article in Serial). SDV350411.
Griffiths, D. M., 1987, Structure at Dunnabridge Farm, 21/9/1987, sketch (Worksheet). SDV253955.
At Dunnabridge Farm south-east of the old longhouse is a small three walled structure roofed over by a large stone slab, reputed to be the Crockern Tor table which was used by the stannary parliament and brought down from the tor in the 18th century. The structure housed a granite trough, filled with water running from a small channel at the back of the structure, and running out along a similar channel at the front. Said to be a shoot-trough - where potatoes were washed (citing Bray, 1836).
Illustration (citing Burnard, 1893).
Visited 21/9/1987 A tractor was accidently driven into the structure in late 1986, and the whole thing - granite walls, partly mortared, collapsed. It was repaired by the National Park in September 1987 and the slab replaced.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV253955 | Worksheet: Griffiths, D. M.. 1987. Structure at Dunnabridge Farm. Worksheet. Digital. 21/9/1987, sketch. |
SDV345186 | Monograph: Bray, A. E.. 1836. A Description of the Parts of Devonshire Bordering on the Tamar and Tavy. A Description of the Parts of Devonshire Bordering on the Tamar and Tavy. Unknown. 113-4. |
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SDV350411 | Article in Serial: Burnard, R.. 1893. Dartmoor Pictorial Records. Dartmoor Pictorial Records. 3. Unknown. 42. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV77445 | Part of: Dunnabridge Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV116775 | Related to: Former farmhouse at Dunnabridge (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Mar 31 2017 2:55PM |
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