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HER Number:MDV71819
Name:Sourton, Beatdown

Summary

Site of farmstead called 'Beatdown'.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 526 907
Map Sheet:SX59SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSourton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOURTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.

Farmstead called 'Beatdown' marked on 1880s 25" OS map, comprising three buildings around a yard plus an additional two structures, one just to the southeast, the other to the northwest. There is also a footpath leading from SX52639073 south west to a spring at SX52579066.


Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV113468.

Only two buildings are shown on the 1904-6 25" OS map.


Ordnance Survey, 2005, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV323470.

The site is shown but not named on modern OS maps. Only one structure is marked together with the outline of the building formerly to the northwest.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV113468Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. 25".
SDV323470Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2005. MasterMap.
SDV848Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25".

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 4 2006 9:24PM