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| HER Number: | MDV54519 |
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| Name: | Remains of Little Teigncombe Farmhouse |
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Summary
The remains of a ruined farmhouse measuring 16.5 by 4.5 metres. The walls are 0.9 metres thick and survive to a height of 2.8 metres. The building formed the east wing of a structure that faces the current Teigncombe Farmhouse.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 671 870 |
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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: SX68NE97
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 906585
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/187
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMHOUSE (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
L-shaped building comprising the old farmhouse on the east and other farm buildings to the west depicted on the Second Edition map.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(17/08/1990) SX 6720 8709. The remains of Little Teigncombe Farmhouse.
This building formed the E wing of an L-shaped structure facing the yard 90m S of the present Teigncombe farmhouse. Orientated NE-SW it measures 16.5m by 4.5m overall with walls of mortared boulders 0.9m wide and up to 2.8m high. The SE wall is built into a large natural mound. A blocked entrance lies centrally in the NW wall, no further features are visible in the rubble filled interior.
The W wing of the structure is similarly constructed but narrower and was described in 1910 as a pair of 'bullocks houses'.
(See illustration card 1 of SX 68 NE 94, No 7).
Jones, B., 1990, Teigncombe Farm unpublished manuscript (Un-published). SDV275525.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV275525 | Un-published: Jones, B.. 1990. Teigncombe Farm unpublished manuscript. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. No 7. Unknown. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94909 ] |
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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. Probert. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77193 | Part of: Little Teigncombe, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 30 2022 3:22PM |
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