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Summary

Single storey stone built, open-fronted cattle shelter with a monopitch roof covered with corrugated sheeting. The building is not depicted on the Tithe Map and would appear, therefore, to date from the second half of the 19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/244

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LINHAY (Built, XIX - 1840 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Building not shown on Tithe Map.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Building depicted.

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 22. 4 metres high by 4.5 metres wide by 6 metres long. Open sided, no pound. Condition quite good. Annotated survey drawing shows a two bay single storey stone building with a monopitch roof covered with galvanised iron. The building is open-fronted divided in two by a stone pillar at the centres.

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 (WA92) (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. 1279 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 1 (Interpretation). SDV361978.

Single storey stone built, open-fronted cattle shelter with a monopitch roof covered with corrugated sheeting. The building is not depicted on the Tithe Map and would appear, therefore, to date from the second half of the 19th century.

Recent aerial images suggest that the roof is still present though deteriorating with some sections fallen in (2006-2013 images).

Dennis, A. J., May 1983, Linhay 22 (Ground Photograph). SDV357360.

Photos shown single storey stone building with a monopitch roof covered in corrugated sheeting. The building is open-fronted with a pillar at the centre. Projecting from either end are two short stubs of wall. The interior of the building was flooded at the time of the site visit.

Sources / Further Reading

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

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