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Summary

Circular ash house near the entrance to Yellands Farm. Massive granite rubble construction with conical roof made up of granite slabs covered with turf. Probably 19th century. Listed.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1106166: ASH HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES NORTH-EAST OF YELLANDS FARMHOUSE

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68NE1
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 443469
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/65/1
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 94620

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ASH HOUSE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1880 AD (Between))
• STOREHOUSE (XIX to Late 20th Century - 1900 AD (Between) to 1999 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Yellands. Ash house structure is depicted on the late 19th century historic map, near the entrance to the farm, although is shown as a rough square, rather than circular. Doesn't appear to be shown on the 1840s Tithe Map.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953/1974, SX68NE1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV274553.

(06/05/1953) Ash house at Yellands. Ash house still in good condition now used as a gravel store it once possessed an iron door. House is of massive construction with circular walling and a corbelled stone roof the outside of which is now grass grown. Doorway at the south-east, and the window with its sloping inwards lower edge over which the hot ashes were poured is on the north-east. The outer diameter is 3.0m, total height approx 3.5m.
(06/07/1974) The ash-house is very well preserved. No change. Published survey 1:2500 correct.

Department of Environment, 1960, Okehampton RD (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV275388.

(10/02/1960) Ash House ? 17th century. Grade III.

Department of Environment, 1987, Chagford, 77 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV350463.

Ash house. Probably 19th century. Granite rubble with roughly dressed blocks round the window and doorway. Circular ash house. Its conical roof is made up corbelled slabs of granite and covered with turf. The ash window on the north-east side has never contained a window-frame. Surprisingly the window is situated away from the farmhouse. The doorway is on the south-east side. It once had an iron door.

Bennett, M., 2016, Images of ash house, Yellands, 02/02/2016 (Photograph). SDV361776.

Two photographs taken in February 2016 of the circular ash house at Yellands. Appears to be in a stable condition with evidence of an area of repair work / repointing at the base.

Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

Circular structure is shown on the modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4795 - Repair to Ash House at Yellands Farm

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