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| HER Number: | MDV35590 |
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| Name: | Longhouse north of Sherberton Farmhouse, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
16th century longhouse unoccupied at time of listing (1980s) and not in agricultural use. Extended in the 18th or 19th century and considerably altered. Granite rubble walls. Hipped corrugated sheeting roof.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 645 733 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW127
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 912175
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/154/1
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 92746
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LONGHOUSE (Built, XV to XVI - 1500 AD (Between) to 1599 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1987, Lydford, 6 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV266265.
Unoccupied longhouse 30m N of Sherberton farmhouse. Probably contains some C16th fabric extended in C18th or C19th and much altered. Centre door originally led to cross passage. Shippon to the left possibly extended, hall with axial fireplace backing onto passage and inner room to the right. Extended by one or two rooms, probably in the C18th, and a new entrance made into the former inner room.
House unoccupied in the early C20th. Grade II.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(04/06/1988) SX 64597335. The altered longhouse at Sherberton is generally well preserved and is now used as an equipment store. The fireplace and the later porch survive in situ; the window lights have been refashioned. The thatched roof was replaced by corrugated iron not long after the building was vacated (citing J. Coaker or Crocker, previous resident).
Mr J Coaker, the late tenant who died in 1988, was born in the longhouse and was carried as a babe-in-arms to the new farmhouse in 1924 shortly after its completion.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV266265 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1987. Lydford. Historic Houses Register. A4 Bound. 6. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV21713 | Part of: Sherberton Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2022 10:24AM |
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