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| HER Number: | MDV75853 |
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| Name: | Warrener's Lodge at Wasteberry Camp |
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Summary
A single-roomed, two-storey warrener's house was located on the highest point of the warren, shown on 19th century maps
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 572 539 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Brixton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WARRENERS LODGE (XVII - 1601 AD to 1700 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Griffiths, D. M., 1983, Hillfort, Warren, Chapel (Worksheet). SDV343357.
Fields 916 and 917 are 'Warren Garden' and 'Garden and Cottage' on the Brixton Tithe Map of 1839.
Waterhouse, R., 1995 - 2005, Warrener's Cottage, Wasteberry Camp (Plan - sketch). SDV348254.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2002, Iron Age Hillfort Known As Wasteberry Camp, Medieval Deer Park and Post-medieval Warren, 800 Metres North-west of Lyneham House (Schedule Document). SDV343355.
A single-roomed warrener's house of stone rubble survives as a ruin within the ramparts of the hillfort. This had two storeys and measures 7 metres long by 5 metres wide. Each room had a fireplace, with an oven in the ground floor room, and a newel stair which gave access to the first floor. The house was located on the highest point of the warren and overlooked most of this and the park to its east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV343355 | Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2002. Iron Age Hillfort Known As Wasteberry Camp, Medieval Deer Park and Post-medieval Warren, 800 Metres North-west of Lyneham House. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV343357 | Worksheet: Griffiths, D. M.. 1983. Hillfort, Warren, Chapel. Devon County Sites and Monuments Register. Worksheet. |
| SDV348254 | Plan - sketch: Waterhouse, R.. 1995 - 2005. Warrener's Cottage, Wasteberry Camp. A4 Single Sheet. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19953 | Part of: Rabbit warren within Warren Wood, Brixton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5640 - Sketch Recording of Warrener's Cottage
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 3 2019 9:45AM |
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