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| HER Number: | MDV64095 |
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| Name: | Bee boles at Boode Farm, Braunton |
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Summary
Part of a set of bee boles survives in a stone and cob orchard wall. The wall originally contained three rows, each with nine recesses.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 500 381 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- International Bee Research Association: 1047
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53NW/146/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEE BOLE (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Walker, P. + Ogden, R. B., 1995, Bee Boles and Other Bee Keeping Structures in Devon, 101-2, 118, Fig. 4 (Article in Serial). SDV2631.
Part of a set of bee boles survives in the stone and cob wall of an orchard at Boode Farm. It appears that the orchard wall once had three rows of nine recesses, totalling 27 beeboles in all. The two lower rows are in the stone section of the wall and the upper row in cob, with a slate projecting above each recess. International Bee Research Association No. 1047.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV2631 | Article in Serial: Walker, P. + Ogden, R. B.. 1995. Bee Boles and Other Bee Keeping Structures in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 127. A5 Paperback. 101-2, 118, Fig. 4. [Mapped feature: #41238 Map object approximate., ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV36757 | Related to: Boode Farmhouse (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 15 2023 6:24PM |
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