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| HER Number: | MDV54175 |
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| Name: | Elizabethan Breaker's Yard, Lympstone |
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Summary
The site of a small tidal creek, now pasture, which was once an Elizabethan breakers yard.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 992 836 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lympstone |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYMPSTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98SE/137
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHIPYARD (XVI to Post Medieval - 1501 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The Lympstone Tithe Map shows this area as already meadow by 1839.
Smith, R., 1995, Sowden House (Personal Comment). SDV134238.
A small tidal creek, now pasture, was once an Elizabethan breakers yard. It ceased to be a creek after the advent of railway cut it off from the sea. A ships mast has been reused as a beam in Sowden House.
Bell, J. + Dyer, M. J. + Sage, A. J., 2000, Archaeological Watching Brief at the Lympstone First Time Sewerage Scheme, Sowden, Near Lympstone, Devon (Report - Watching Brief). SDV356379.
An archaeological watching brief was carried out during the South West Water Lympstone sewage scheme. The western section of the pipe was laid across the site of reclaimed tidal creek believed to have been the site of a former shipbuilding yard. No features or deposits of archaeological significance were encountered.
Cotswold Archaeology, 2011, Land at Courtlands Cross, Exmouth, Devon: Assessment of Potential Impacts upon the setting of Designated Heritage Assets and Heritage Impact Assessment, Appendix A, 37 (Report - non-specific). SDV351225.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV134238 | Personal Comment: Smith, R.. 1995. Sowden House. Digital. [Mapped feature: #34118 ] |
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV351225 | Report - non-specific: Cotswold Archaeology. 2011. Land at Courtlands Cross, Exmouth, Devon: Assessment of Potential Impacts upon the setting of Designated Heritage Assets and Heritage Impact Assessment. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 11103 + 09170. A4 Stapled + Digital. Appendix A, 37. |
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| SDV356379 | Report - Watching Brief: Bell, J. + Dyer, M. J. + Sage, A. J.. 2000. Archaeological Watching Brief at the Lympstone First Time Sewerage Scheme, Sowden, Near Lympstone, Devon. Exeter Archaeology. 3949. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV44854 | Related to: Sowden House (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9254 - Archaeological watching brief at the Lympstone First Time Sewerage Scheme, Sowden, near Lympstone, Devon (Ref: 3949)
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 17 2025 6:51PM |
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