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| HER Number: | MDV39074 |
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| Name: | Enclosure at Lower/Higher Carley, Lifton |
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Summary
The 'Car' element of the place name may derive from the Cornish 'Caer' meaning fort or camp. A roughly oval enclosure is visible on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map to the south-west of Lower Carley.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 370 865 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX38NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lifton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LIFTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Medieval enclosure south west of Higher Carley
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX38NE/546
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A roughly oval enclosure containing two farm buildings and a spring is shown on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map to the south-west of 'Lower Carley'.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 189 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Carley (Higher and Lower) first appears in a document of 1230 as 'Carleg'. Mentioned throughout the Middle Ages in various forms. No old English word seems to account for first element of this name, so it is likely that it is the Cornish 'car' (caer) meaning fort or camp. No remains are visible, however (although the same applies to many Cornish 'car' sites). It is close to the Cornish border, so the whole name may be British, the second element being a word equivalent to the Welsh 'llech' meaning 'flat-stone' which is apparently found in many Cornish names.
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. 189. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV75693 | Related to: Enclosure to West of Higher/Lower Carley, Lifton (Monument) |
| MDV75687 | Related to: Higher Carley, formerly Lower Carley, Lifton (Monument) |
| MDV75688 | Related to: Lower Carley, formerly Higher Carley, Lifton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 9 2013 4:08PM |
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