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HER Number:MDV45359
Name:House in Jacob's City shrunken village

Summary

Abandoned group of buildings at Jacob's City.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 179 166
Map Sheet:ST11NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishClayhidon
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCLAYHIDON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11NE/32

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Unknown, 1838, Clayhidon (Cartographic). SDV8205.

Tithe apportionment no 21a. Listed under "Jacob's City".


1840s, Clayhidon (Cartographic). SDV57873.

Building shown on tithe map.


Ordnance Survey, 1890, Untitled Source, 36se (Cartographic). SDV118376.

Not shown on os map of 1890.


Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

Visit 10/9/1992 (reed + stead) site of building now lies beneath modern garage. This site is associated with st11ne/30,31,33,34 as part of "jacobs city" which with st11ne/35/7 made up a settlement around the present day site of wiltown farm.


Walls, S., 2004, Enclosure Awards, an Ignored Landscape; a Case Study of the Blackdown Hills, 5 (Report - Survey). SDV342100.

One of an abandoned group of buildings at Jacob's City.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV118376Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1890. 6 inch. Map (Paper). 36se.
SDV324187Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.
SDV342100Report - Survey: Walls, S.. 2004. Enclosure Awards, an Ignored Landscape; a Case Study of the Blackdown Hills. Exeter University Community Landscapes Project Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5.
SDV57873Cartographic: 1840s. Clayhidon. Tithe Map.
SDV8205Cartographic: Unknown. 1838. Clayhidon. Tithe Apportionment. Map (Paper).

Associated Monuments

MDV45372Part of: SHRUNKEN VILLAGE in the Parish of Clayhidon (Monument)
MDV45357Related to: COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC in the Parish of Clayhidon (Monument)
MDV45358Related to: COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC in the Parish of Clayhidon (Monument)
MDV45361Related to: COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC in the Parish of Clayhidon (Monument)
MDV45360Related to: House in Jacob's City shrunken village (Monument)
MDV45362Related to: House in Jacob's City shrunken village (Monument)
MDV75244Related to: Platform at Jacob's City (Monument)
MDV75247Related to: Platform at Jacob's City (Monument)
MDV75248Related to: Platform at Jacob's City (Monument)
MDV75249Related to: Platform at Jacob's City (Monument)
MDV75251Related to: Platform at Jacob's City (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4479 - Earthwork survey at Jacob's City

Date Last Edited:Mar 31 2009 3:18PM