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| HER Number: | MDV7810 |
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| Name: | Cemetery at Buckfast Abbey |
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Summary
The site of the cemetery at Buckfast Abbey appears to have been to the east of the conventual buildings on the eastern side of the cloister range
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 741 674 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckfastleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/24/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CEMETERY (XIV to XIX - 1400 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Brooking Rowe, J., 1876, The Cistercian Houses of Devon, Part 3: Buckfast, 809-86 (Article in Serial). SDV348424.
Ordnance Survey, 1951, SX76NW18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV294759.
The site of cemetery at Buckfast Abbey would appear to have been east of the conventual buildings on the east side of the cloister garth. Recently about a dozen bodies were discovered when foundations were being laid for an extension to the south-east end of the Abbey Church.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV294759 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey. 1951. SX76NW18. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV348424 | Article in Serial: Brooking Rowe, J.. 1876. The Cistercian Houses of Devon, Part 3: Buckfast. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 8. A5 Hardback. 809-86. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7808 | Part of: Buckfast Abbey (Building) |
| MDV7808 | Related to: Buckfast Abbey (Building) |
| MDV7809 | Related to: Abbots Tower at Buckfast Abbey (Building) |
| MDV7808 | Part of: Buckfast Abbey (Building) |
| MDV7808 | Related to: Buckfast Abbey (Building) |
| MDV20064 | Related to: St Mary's Abbey Church at Buckfast Abbey (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 25 2011 1:23PM |
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