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HER Number:MDV65476
Name:Cleave Cottage, Arlington

Summary

An 18th century forester's cottage. Formerly known as Beccott Down Cottages.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 618 413
Map Sheet:SS64SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishArlington
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishARLINGTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS64SW/212

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC (Built, XVIII - 1701 AD to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

NTSMR, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV62568.

An 18c forester's cottage with original roof timbers surviving, interior altered but some features still extant. It is very isolated down a long track in an extremely attractive setting, just above a stream, tucked down in the valley. Single pile, two storey house with a slate, single ridge roof and gable ends. Two axial chimney stacks and regular fenestration. One and a half storey outshut to the rear, roofline not continuous, stack at east end. Two storey extension to e. Gabled front porch. Walls are rubble stone, renderd and cream-washed (ntsmr).

BECCOTT DOWN COTTAGE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79135.

Cleave cottage (beccott down cottage), arlington.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79137.

Ntsmr/14437.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79138.

Des=richardson, i. /(1988)/arlington court vernacular buildings.

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

Buildings marked at Beccott Down Cottages.

Berry, N., 2011, Arlington Court, Devon. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of the Arlington Estate, 44 (Report - Survey). SDV348171.

Cleave Cottage, formerly called Beccott Down Cottages, is 18th century in date.

Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

Cleave Cottage marked.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV348171Report - Survey: Berry, N.. 2011. Arlington Court, Devon. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of the Arlington Estate. National Trust Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 44.
SDV362729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV62568Migrated Record: NTSMR.
SDV79135Migrated Record: BECCOTT DOWN COTTAGE.
SDV79137Migrated Record:
SDV79138Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV72700Related to: Pump at Cleave Cottage, Arlington (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV5579 - Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey, Arlington Court

Date Last Edited:Nov 20 2019 3:25PM