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| HER Number: | MDV6702 |
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| Name: | Alleged blowing house, Ridge Ley |
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Summary
Possible site of a blowing house recorded by Worth (1940) near the ruined Ridge Ley farm-house. Two small troughs here are probably mould stones put to agricultural use. Greeves (1981) only saw one stone but regards the measurements of both as suspect.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 681 837 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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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
- SHINE: Remains of Ridgeleigh deserted medieval or post medieval farmstead including ruined longhouse and surrounding field system, Chagford
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE65
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443866
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/115
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BLOWING HOUSE? (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV244627.
Worth, r. H. /tda/70(1938)453-4/dartmoor blowing houses.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV244629.
Osa=sx68se65.
Worth, R. H., 1940, The Dartmoor Blowing House, 213-14 (Article in Serial). SDV154693.
SX 68148372 - from geographical coordinates). Possible site of a blowing house near the ruined Ridge Ley farm-house. Two small troughs here are probably mould stones put to agricultural use. One measures 20 inches by 13 inches by 5 1/2 inches deep, and the other 13 inches by 11 inches by 5 1/4 inches deep; capable of producing ingots of 366 lb and 201 lb respectively.
Haynes, R. G., 1978, Typescript notes and plans (Un-published). SDV285917.
A small ruined cottage within the western enclosures of Hurston Farm.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, List of Doubtful Devon Tin Mills c1450-c1750, No. 43 (Un-published). SDV336693.
Only one stone was seen but the measurements of both make their status suspect.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV154693 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1940. The Dartmoor Blowing House. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 72. Paperback Volume. 213-14. |
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| SDV244627 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV244629 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV285917 | Un-published: Haynes, R. G.. 1978. Typescript notes and plans. Unknown. |
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| SDV336693 | Un-published: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1981. List of Doubtful Devon Tin Mills c1450-c1750. Unknown. No. 43. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20918 | Related to: Ridgeleigh Farmstead, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV7848 - MOULDSTONE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 12 2022 9:07AM |
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