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HER Number:MDV7552
Name:Deserted medieval site at Coombe, Widecombe

Summary

A deserted medieval site at coombe. Includes a building showing later development and enclosures in use on the present day farm (linehan).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 713 771
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX77NW55
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 445175
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/105

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV297912.

Osa=sx77nw55.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV297913.

Aph=raf 58/4424. F41.0114/25 may 1961.

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments, 1843, plot 591 (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Combe all, field no.591, arable land.

Linehan, C. D., 1966, Deserted Sites and Rabbit-Warrens on Dartmoor, Devon, 124 (Article in Serial). SDV307246.

SX 713772. A deserted Medieval site at Coombe, Widecombe in the Moor, includes a building showing later development and enclosures in use on the present day farm.

Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, Vol 175 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.

(14/08/1979) SX 713 772 Plantation. This is the site of a deserted Medieval settlement.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV297912Migrated Record:
SDV297913Aerial Photograph:
SDV307246Article in Serial: Linehan, C. D.. 1966. Deserted Sites and Rabbit-Warrens on Dartmoor, Devon. Medieval Archaeology. 10. Digital. 124.
SDV337078Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. Vol 175.
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. 1843, plot 591.

Associated Monuments

MDV29811Related to: Coombe Farmstead, Widecombe in the Moor (Building)
MDV7486Related to: Fields named Higher and Lower Burrows, Kingshead (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 29 2022 9:45AM