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Summary

Storage barn built in the late 17th or early 18th century at Poole Farm with a later granary and subsequently converted into a cider pound house

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARN (XVII to XVIII - 1650 AD to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

Walls, S. + Bampton, J., 01/08/2012, Poole Farm, Slapton, Results of a Desk-Based Assessment Additional Historic Building Recording Archaeological Watching Brief (Report - Excavation). SDV350166.

The Pound House is constructed of coursed slate rubble of varying quality, largely of a single phase construction, possibly later 17th century. These storage barns are rare in the South Hams, presumably due to lack of large scale grain production in the region.

Walls, S. + Bampton, J., 01/08/2012, Poole Farm, Slapton, Results of a Desk-Based Assessment Additional Historic Building Recording Archaeological Watching Brief, 16 (Report - Excavation). SDV350166.

The Pound House is constructed of coursed slate rubble of varying quality, largely of a single phase construction, possibly later 17th century. These storage barns are rare in the South Hams, presumably due to lack of large scale grain production in the region.

Waterhouse, R., 2007, Pool Farm, Slapton: An Archaeological Appraisal (Report - Assessment). SDV343267.

Storage barn at Pool Farm built in the late 17th or early 18th century. A granary was inserted into the west end at a later date and was subsequently converted to an apple loft above a cider pound house. The building would originally have flanked the main farm entrance to the south-west.

Waterhouse, R., 2007, Pool Farm, Slapton: An Archaeological Appraisal, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV343267.

Storage barn at Pool Farm built in the late 17th or early 18th century. A granary was inserted into the west end at a later date and was subsequently converted to an apple loft above a cider pound house. The building would originally have flanked the main farm entrance to the south-west.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4557 - Poole Farm Appraisal
• EDV6038 - Poole Farm Slapton, Desk Based Assessment, Recording, Watching Brief and Excavation

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