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HER Number:MDV114047
Name:Harcott Farmstead, Moretonhamstead

Summary

Site of Harcott farmstead shown on mid 19th century Tithe Map but no longer present by the late 19th century

Location

Grid Reference:SX 768 863
Map Sheet:SX78NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishMoretonhampstead
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishMORETONHAMPSTEAD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1880 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

'Harcott' shown on 19th century Tithe Map as a large irregular shaped building aligned north-west to south-east with a rectangular building to the south-west. The buildings are in an irregular shaped yard with a track to the north. The Apportionment for 'Harcott' lists Field Number 396 as 'Homestead' and Field Number 395 as 'Garden'.


Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Farmstead not shown on late 19th century or later maps. A later small rectangular building aligned north-east to south-west is shown on the north side of the road.


White, P., 2013, Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads, Harcott (Un-published). SDV352501.

Harcott site of a lost steading shown on the Tithe map.


Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Later small rectangular building shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #73385 ]
SDV352501Un-published: White, P.. 2013. Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads. Excel Spreadsheet. Harcott.
SDV359352Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 8 2016 12:38PM