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HER Number:MDV45360
Name:House in Jacob's City shrunken village

Summary

Abandoned group of buildings at Jacob's City.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 178 166
Map Sheet:ST11NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishClayhidon
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCLAYHIDON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11NE/33

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 25a. Listed under "Jacob's City".


1840s, Clayhidon (Cartographic). SDV57873.

Building shown on tithe map.


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

Not shown on 1890 map.


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

Visit 10/9/1992 (reed + stead) the building's site is situated on a neglected hillslope pasture field overgrown with saplings. The site of the building is suggested by a square depression, no exact build present. This site along with st11ne/30-32,34 formed jacobs city which along with st11ne/35-37 formed 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).
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)
MDV45359Related 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: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 31 2009 3:21PM