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| HER Number: | MDV74336 |
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| Name: | Higher Gortleigh, Sheepwash |
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Summary
Site of Higher Gortleigh which is shown as a homestead on the north side of the lane on the Sheepwash Tithe Map and Apportionment. By the late 19th century it had been largely rebuilt just to the north-west. Today only a single range of buildings is still extant on the north-west side of the late 19th century yard.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 465 065 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS40NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepwash |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPWASH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Above and below archaeological remans of a historic farmstead, Higher Gortleigh, depicted on nineteenth century mapping, north-east of Gortleigh Farm
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (Built, XV to XIX - 1401 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The Tithe Map depicts a homestead at Higher Gortleigh on the Sheepwash Tithe Map (Plot 578) on the north side of the lane, comprising a large L-shaped range with a rectangular building immediately to the east.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The first edition Ordnance Survey map shows Higher Gortleigh to have been relocated to the north-west. It is depicted as a group of five buildings around an irregular shaped yard to the north of the road. The two buildings on the east side of the yard are possibly the remains of the L-shaped ranged shown on the Tithe Map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Only two ranges of buildings are shown.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
Only the range on the north-west side of the late 19th century yard is still extant.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. [Mapped feature: #101600 Also polygonised using SDV336179, ] |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 21 2025 11:49AM |
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