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| HER Number: | MDV54435 |
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| Name: | Building south of Lower Cherrybrook Bridge |
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Summary
Remains of stone building; thought to be a 19th century shepherd's hut or similar. Depicted on the historic maps, it was surveyed in 1988.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 630 745 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW147
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 907362
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/410
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHEPHERDS HUT (Built, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The late 19th century historic map shows a rectangular building, within partial enclosure, with a small porch on the northern side. Aligned roughly east-west.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The 1905 version of the historic mapping shows the building is unchanged from the earlier map depiction.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(07/03/1988) SX 63077452. The remains of a rectangular building lie at the foot of a north-facing slope in the corner of a pasture field near a spring. It measures 9.6 metres by 4.7 metres and the turf-covered footings are 0.3 metres high and spread to 1.3 metres, a few small boulders are evident in the foundations. Two large upright slabs set transversely in the west wall are probably the remains of a fireplace, the long drill-split slab set in the east end could be a threshold stone.
A short low boulder wall runs along the south side of the granite fence-post complete with an iron gate hanger at SX63067449 marks one end of a fence line which terminates at a similar granite post at SX63157447. A stone cistern approximately 5.0 metres by 3.5 metres at SX63087453, fed by a domestic leat, may be associated with the habitation.
The building, which is depicted complete with a porch and small garden on the Ordnance Survey map dated 1905, is probably a 19th century labourers or shepherds dwelling.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94884 ] |
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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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25968 | Related to: Field system around Prince Hall Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV54475 | Related to: Leat west of the Lower Cherrybrook Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8639 - Princehall Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 10 2022 10:54AM |
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