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| HER Number: | MDV65742 |
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| Name: | Yellam Farmstead, Chagford |
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Summary
Yellam Farmstead includes a number of farm buildings built around a roughly rectangular yard. These include a threshing barn with a roundhouse or horse engine attached, a two storey open-fronted linhay supported on granite posts, a probable cart shed and a long two storey range on the eastern side. The former farmhouse lies to the south-east but is no longer part of the property.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 714 870 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/239/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XV to XXI - 1450 AD to 2011 AD (Between))
Full description
1840, Tithe Map (Cartographic). SDV339770.
Most of the main farm buildings and farmhouse at Yellam are depicted on the Tithe Map of approximately 1840.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 1993 - 1997, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1993-1997 (Report - Survey). SDV344544.
Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 24/02/1997.
Parker, R. W., 2001, Archaeological Recording at Yellam, Chagford (Report - Survey). SDV250933.
The farmyard at Yellam is roughly rectangular and retains a number of impressive agricultural buildings. These include a threshing barn with a roundhouse or horse engine attached, a two storey open-fronted linhay supported on granite posts, a probable cart shed and a long two storey range on the eastern side, which all but enclose the farmyard.
The original farmhouse (PRN 33147) stands to the south-east of the farm buildings and is of late 15th or early 16th century date. It is no longer part of the property.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV250933 | Report - Survey: Parker, R. W.. 2001. Archaeological Recording at Yellam, Chagford. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.31. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV339770 | Cartographic: 1840. Tithe Map. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV344544 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 1993 - 1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1993-1997. dartmoor National Park Authority. Mixed Archive Material. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97934 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV65743 | Parent of: Stable building at Yellam, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV33147 | Parent of: Yellam Farmhouse, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV77354 | Related to: Woodtown farmstead, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5146 - Building recording at Yellam farm, Chagford
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2017 12:13PM |
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