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| HER Number: | MDV93380 |
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| Name: | Bank barn and shippon at Somerswood, South Brent |
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Summary
Early 19th century, stone rubble construction with a half-hipped slate roof. Shippon on ground floor with barn / loft above with access via an external flight of steps on the west front. The barn is situated on the west side of the rear yard at Somerswood.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 695 606 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK BARN (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1835 AD (Between))
- SHIPPON STOCK BUILDING (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1835 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England, 1390778 (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.
1167/0/10006 Barn immediately NNW of Somerswood House 26-FEB-04
GV II Barn. Circa early C19. Stone rubble. Slate roof with half-hipped ends. PLAN: Rectangular on plan; shippon on ground floor with barn/ loft above with access via an external flight of steps on the west front. The barn is situated on the west side of the rear yard at Somerswood. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. West front has an external flight of stone steps at the centre with integral dog-kennels, leading to plank double doors; the main roof is carried down as a canopy on timber cantilevered brackets over the loft doorway. Rear wall facing yard is blind. Very small opening under eaves and later lean-to outshut at south end. Ventilation slit low down in north end wall. INTERIOR: Loft floor is supported on closely-spaced joists. 7-bay roof with halved, lapped and pegged collar trusses, the common-rafters and battens replaced. A largely complete example of a Devon stone barn, of the bank barn type.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #109664 ] |
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| SDV355683 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2014. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Website. 1390778. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV76886 | Related to: Somerswood farmstead, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 3 2014 1:43PM |
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