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| HER Number: | MDV45559 |
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| Name: | Linhay on Braunton Marsh |
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Summary
Remains of a linhay with a semi-circular stone-walled yard or pound in front.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 475 352 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43NE/242
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LINHAY (Built, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Building not shown.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Building with semi circular yard or pound depicted.
Ordnance Survey, 1905, 8SE (Cartographic). SDV17296.
Turpin, J. W., 1982, Braunton Great Field and Marshes, 8 (Report - non-specific). SDV341027.
Erected following reclamation of the marshes, linhays provided shelter for stock, and contribute to the character of the area.
Dennis, A. J., 1983, Braunton Marshes Linhay Survey (Archive - Survey). SDV341136.
Linhay 25. 2 metres high by 5.5 metres wide by 9.4 metres long. Open-fronted, with a round pound. Ruin. Annotated survey drawing shows a gable-ended building with a round arched window in one gable end and a semi-circular stone-walled pound in front.
Griffith, F. M., 1988, DAP/JL, 1-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV18770.
Manning, C., 2007, Braunton Marsh Management Study 2007, 8, 23 (Report - non-specific). SDV341104.
The Marsh linhays are intrinsically associated with the traditional cattle farming of the area, and their construction is believed to have started almost immediately after the initial enclosure was completed. Almost all linhays appear to have been built by the time of the 1842 tithe map of Braunton Parish. Linhays are 2 storey, open-sided cattle shelters, with a talet which was used to store feed. This study has produced a photographic inventory of the current condition of the Marsh linhays, together with any known sites of linhays which have now been lost forever.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment, 10 (WA81) (Report - Assessment). SDV342125.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, Survey No. 1292 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Other details: Survey number 1292.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Dennis, A. J., May 1983, Linhay 25 (Ground Photograph). SDV357364.
Photos showing ruinous building. The window in the gable end has bullnosed brick quoins.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV17296 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 8SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV18770 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1988. DAP/JL. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1-2. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. Survey No. 1292. |
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| SDV341027 | Report - non-specific: Turpin, J. W.. 1982. Braunton Great Field and Marshes. Devon County Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8. |
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| SDV341104 | Report - non-specific: Manning, C.. 2007. Braunton Marsh Management Study 2007. Taw Torridge Estuary Forum Report. A4 Spiral Bound. 8, 23. |
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| SDV341136 | Archive - Survey: Dennis, A. J.. 1983. Braunton Marshes Linhay Survey. Braunton Marsh Linhay Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. |
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| SDV342125 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 67300.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 10 (WA81). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #92498 ] |
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| SDV357364 | Ground Photograph: Dennis, A. J.. May 1983. Linhay 25. Braunton Marshes Linhay Survey. Photograph (Paper) + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4490 - RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment
- EDV6573 - Braunton Marshes Linhay Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 10 2014 1:03PM |
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