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Summary

A ruined and overgrown farmstead in very poor condition. The house and one outbuilding are in one block, with roughly dressed mortared stone walls up to 2.0m high and 1.2m thick, patched with cement. The building appears to be of post-Medieval date and recently abandoned.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX66SE76
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 441995
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/108

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• FARMSTEAD (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 4041-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.

Nothing visible on air photographs.

Royal Air Force, 1953, RAF/58/1110, 0044 (Aerial Photograph). SDV142083.

Linehan, C. D., 1965, Deserted Sites on Dartmoor, Devon, 175 (Article in Serial). SDV217992.

Deserted Medieval sites, gingaford. Ruinous farmhouse of the longhouse type, with a modern barn adjoining.

Linehan, C. D., 1966, Deserted Sites and Rabbit-Warrens on Dartmoor, Devon, 124, Table 2 (Article in Serial). SDV307246.

SX 699623. Deserted Medieval site, including one building and enclosures in use on present day farm at Gingaford, South Brent.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66SE76 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV170965.

(02/08/1979) At SX 69946232 is a ruined and overgrown farmstead in very poor condition. The house and one outbuilding are in one block, with roughly dressed mortared stone walls up to 2.0m high and 1.2m thick, patched with cement. The building appears to be of post-Medieval date, recently abandoned.
Revised 1:2500 on MSD.

Robinson, R., 1978, South Brent Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV137445.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on RAF 1946 aerial photograph.

Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.

(-/-/2002) Considered under the Monument Protection Programme, but not recommended for scheduling.

Humphreys, C., 2003 - 2005, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 2003-2005, HF057 (Report - Survey). SDV344545.

Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 13/02/2004.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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