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HER Number:MDV29804
Name:Site of old barn, Dockwell Farm

Summary

Remains of ruined buildings thought to be barn at Dockwell Farmstead, Widecombe in the Moor. New Dutch barn built to the south-east of the farmhouse sometime after the mid-20th century.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 702 755
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/298

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BARN (XVIII to XX - 1800 AD to 1947 AD (Between))

Full description

1840, Tithe Map (Cartographic). SDV339770.

Old barn shown on Tithe Map (1843) at the same location of the newer barn, which presumably replaced it. Field no 1335 described as 'garden' in apportionment.


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

Barn depicted on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map.


Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Old barn still visible on the aerial photography at this time.


Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, 219 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.

Site visited 13/7/1979. Remains of ruined buildings here. Large area. Dutch barn has been erected. Other details: Vol II.


Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV337078Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. 219.
SDV339770Cartographic: 1840. Tithe Map. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Map (Paper).
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV346129Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #86606 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV77001Part of: Dockwell farmstead, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument)
MDV29784Related to: Dockwell farmhouse, Widecombe in the Moor (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 16 2018 2:16PM