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HER Number:MDV75729
Name:Possible Longhouse at North Hooe, Bere Ferrers

Summary

The southernmost building at North Hooe, now a workshop, was possibly the original longhouse.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 421 656
Map Sheet:SX46NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBere Ferrers
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBERE FERRERS

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LONGHOUSE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Henry, A., 2001, Silver and Salvation: A Late Fifteenth Century Confessors Itinerary Throughout the Parish of Bere Ferrers, Devon, 38-39 (Article in Serial). SDV216264.

The long, southernmost building at North Hooe shows that it was once of cob standing on a deep rubble plinth which was retained when it was rebuilt as a workshop. This outbuilding was possibly the original longhouse at North Hooe.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV216264Article in Serial: Henry, A.. 2001. Silver and Salvation: A Late Fifteenth Century Confessors Itinerary Throughout the Parish of Bere Ferrers, Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 133. Photocopy + Digital. 38-39.

Associated Monuments

MDV64467Related to: Hooe, Bere Ferrers (Monument)
MDV29232Related to: North Hooe Farmhouse, Bere Ferrers (Building)
MDV75728Related to: Trackway to North Hooe Farm, Bere Ferrers (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 11 2009 1:04PM