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HER Number:MDV55821
Name:Ruined building in fields near Challacombe, Manaton

Summary

Foundations of a rectangular building measuring 3.7 by 2.9 metres internally, set in an angle between field walls and consisting of a low rubble bank 1.2 metres wide and 0.45 metres high. Probably agricultural.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 695 797
Map Sheet:SX67NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishManaton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishMANATON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 67 NE 4
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/67/15

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BUILDING (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

National Monument Record, 2018, Pastscape (Website). SDV360651.

Two structures in fields close by can be included in the Challacombe settlement description:
SX 6953 7979: Foundations of a rectangular building measuring 3.7 by 2.9 metres internally, set in an angle between field walls and consisting of a low rubble bank 1.2 metres wide and 0.45 metres high. It too was probably a small agricultural building (citing Pattison, P., 21/08/1990, Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England Field Investigation).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV360651Website: National Monument Record. 2018. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk. Website. [Mapped feature: #35274 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV6059Part of: Challacombe Medieval Settlement, Manaton (Monument)
MDV122261Related to: Enclosure with platform on Hamel Down, Manaton (Monument)
MDV55820Related to: Ruined building in fields near Challacombe, Manaton (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 26 2018 4:41PM