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Summary

Lower hole. Late medieval farmhouse. Silver spoon found during alterations in lowest layers of the thatched roof. Silver with a diamond point terminal and a leopard's head on bowl. Late 14th-early 15th century. Heavily smoke-blackened as is the roof. The house was probably originally open to the roof, and the spoon must have been placed in the thatch before the present first floor was inserted (brown + hamlin). A single storey two roomed granite house with through blackened jointed-cruck roof, and a later inserted ceiling, stair, and chimney stack. The spoon is on loan to exeter museum.(hamlin + laithwaite). In 1982, the spoon was sold to a london dealer, and is no longer in devon (daily mail). Pointed doorway with modern door on ground floor. Listed grade iii only (doe). Jointed cruck recorded (alcock). Hole was probably home of richard de la hole (1281) (pnd).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88NW/36

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMHOUSE (Late Medieval - 1401 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

1281, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV300319.

Lower hole. Late medieval farmhouse. Silver spoon found during alterations in lowest layers of the thatched roof. Silver with a diamond point terminal and a leopard's head on bowl. Late 14th-early 15th century. Heavily smoke-blackened as is the roof. The house was probably originally open to the roof, and the spoon must have been placed in the thatch before the present first floor was inserted (brown + hamlin). A single storey two roomed granite house with through blackened jointed-cruck roof, and a later inserted ceiling, stair, and chimney stack. The spoon is on loan to exeter museum.(hamlin + laithwaite). In 1982, the spoon was sold to a london dealer, and is no longer in devon (daily mail). Pointed doorway with modern door on ground floor. Listed grade iii only (doe). Jointed cruck recorded (alcock). Hole was probably home of richard de la hole (1281) (pnd).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV300320.

Brown, t. + hamlin, a. E. /tda/106(1974)269/71st report on folklore.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV300321.

Hamlin, a. + laithwaite, /med. Arch. /18(1974)213/note.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV300322.

Des=daily mail 23/1/1982/copy in parish file.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV300323.

Doe/hhr:st thomas rd/(1949)16.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV300324.

Alcock, n. W. /cruck construction(cba res rep 42)/(1981)109.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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