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| HER Number: | MDV17750 |
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| Name: | Vineyard at Puddaven, Dartington |
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Summary
Terraced fields suggested to be the site of a medieval vineyard.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 794 614 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DARTINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SE/130
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SE/51
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VINEYARD (XIV to XV - 1301 AD (Between) to 1500 AD (Between))
Full description
Swinton, A. H., 1900-1901, Pot de vin near Totnes, 254-5 (Article in Serial). SDV170915.
Terraced fields mark the site of a vineyard. Some chips of brown pottery have been found on the site.
Windeatt, E., 1918-1919, Devonshire Wine, 218 (Article in Serial). SDV170916.
Tradition says this well sheltered site produced grapes for wine production.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 298 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Puddaven is first mentioned in the lay subsidy rolls of 1330 as 'podefenne'. It appears in various documents throughout the middle ages and spelt in different ways. It probably means 'pud(d)a's or pod(d)a's marshy spot.
Goodyear, R.I. (AFU), 1990, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV138299.
The suggested site of ancient vineyard (possibly in operation during the 14th and 15th centuries) represented by terraced fields and 'brown pottery' of unknown date. The pipeline cuts through a smallholding called 'Vineyard' in the mid C19.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1312 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback. 298. |
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| SDV138299 | Worksheet: Goodyear, R.I. (AFU). 1990. Digital. [Mapped feature: #8428 Location possibly from this source., ] |
| SDV170915 | Article in Serial: Swinton, A. H.. 1900-1901. Pot de vin near Totnes. Devon and Cornwall Notes & Queries. 1.1. Unknown. 254-5. |
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| SDV170916 | Article in Serial: Windeatt, E.. 1918-1919. Devonshire Wine. Devon and Cornwall Notes & Queries. 10.1. Unknown. 218. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 10 2023 12:35PM |
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