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Summary

A ruined cottage of probably post medieval origin lies in unmanaged woodland at SX54068123 near the junction of the River Tavy and the Baggator Brook. The roofless two-roomed building measuring 8.6m by 6.2m has partially collapsed walling up to 1.8m high and intact gable ends approximately 2.9m high. The chimney and the inglenook survive. Slight traces of a garden plot lie to the south. Investigated as part of the RCHME Willsworthy Project in 1998.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58SW91
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1147055
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/101

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC (Built, Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Not shown on 19th century Tithe Map.

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

Small rectangular building shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Small rectangular building shown on early 20th century map.

Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.

(02/07/1998) A ruined cottage of probable post medieval origin lies in unmanaged woodland at SX54068123 near the junction of the River Tavy and the Baggator Brook. The roofless two-roomed building measuring 8.6m by 6.2m has partially collapsed walling up to 1.8m high and intact gable ends up to 2.9m high. The chimney and the inglenook survive. Slight traces of a garden plot lie to the south.

Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.

(17/01/2001) The ruins of this cottage though overgrown are generally well preserved.

Greeves, T., 2009, Standon Farm: an historical and archaeological survey, 88-94, Figures 40-46 (Report - Survey). SDV360465.

The ruined remains if a cottage in Great Marsh 490 metres to the southwest of Standon Farm and close to the east bank of the River Tavy just north of the confluence with the Baggator Brook. The internal measurements are 6.4 metres by 4.2 metres with good stone quoins and well built walls. The east gable end of the two storey structure stands to 3.4 metres high. Chimney breasts extend from both west and east gables with an upper storey fireplace surviving in the west end. No window openings are visible but there is an entrance gap in the south wall.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Small building shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7425 - Standon Farm: an historical and archaeological survey
• EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
• EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

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