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| HER Number: | MDV53703 |
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| Name: | FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Meshaw |
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Summary - not yet available
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 786 189 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS71NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Meshaw |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MESHAW |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS71NE/77
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV91012.
Nmr=ss71ne56.
Exeter Archaeology, 1993 - 1994, Untitled Source (Archive - Survey). SDV339669.
Vis=14/6/1994 (emafu) extensive remains of abandoned farmstead. Shown and described on tm as "houses and court" no.1172. Shown on 1st ed.6" map as' irishcombe moor farm'. W range of buildings grouped around and almost enclosing courtyard. Existing remains show same arrangement as follows:.
A. Along n side is raised area overgrown by trees; traces of walling representing remains of range of buildings. B. In ne corner ruin of building built of cob on clay-bonded stone footings. N wall standing 5m e-w x 2m high; tumbled stone to s and cob on w side. Total extent of building c.10m e-w x 4m n-s (?).
C. On e side is mound of stone and timber demolition material c.7m n-s x 3m e-w. Also a mound overgrown with trees c 10m n-s x 6m e-w. Unclear if collapsed cob building or material cleared from elsewhere. D. In se corner is ruin of building (house ?) aligned e-w. Ne wall corner survives 1.9m high; built of clay-bonded stone with mortared brick edging; stone wall base extends w for 5m; cob superstructure presumably; lot of scattered stone and brick; total extent of building c.11m e-w x 5m n-s.
E. On s side is single-storey barn aligned e-w, to w of (d). Barn has been rebuilt and roofed to be 8m e-w x 5m n-s, but stone footings extend e for further 5m. S wall is original cob on stone footings. An original (?) stone-built round pillar marks present ne corner n, e and w walls are of breeze blocks (rchm, citing dyer).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339669 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 1993 - 1994. Culm Measures Survey. Mixed Archive Material. |
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| SDV91012 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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