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| HER Number: | MDV54514 |
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| Name: | Ash house at Little Frenchbeer, Chagford |
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Summary
A rectangular ash house measuring 2.8 by 1.6 metres internally. Its walls are 1.5 metres high. The internal arched stone ceiling is topped by a pitched concrete roof.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 674 857 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE88
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 904565
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/114/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ASH HOUSE (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1967, Worth's Dartmoor, 415-6 (Monograph). SDV337618.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. A. J. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(17/5/1990) SX 6749 8577. A rectangular ash house lies in the W corner of the yard at Little Frenchbeer Farm. It measures internally 2.8m by 1.6m with a maximum height above floor level of 1.5m. The internal arched stone ceiling is covered by a pitched concrete roof. The walls are of mortared dressed slabs and boulders with the front (SE) end apparently a later addition.
The 1910 Valuation Office survey mentions a stone ash house with concrete roof.
(See illustration card 1 of SX 85 NE 85 No 6).
Woods, S. H., 1988, Dartmoor Stone, 153, 170 illustration (Monograph). SDV346790.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337618 | Monograph: Worth, R. H.. 1967. Worth's Dartmoor. Worth's Dartmoor. A5 Hardback. 415-6. |
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| SDV346790 | Monograph: Woods, S. H.. 1988. Dartmoor Stone. Dartmoor Stone. Hardback Volume. 153, 170 illustration. |
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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. S. A. J. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8657 - Frenchbeer Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 18 2022 2:12PM |
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