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| HER Number: | MDV3985 |
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| Name: | Quern, Ditsworthy Warren |
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Summary
Quern at Ditsworthy Warren, originally from Longstone, Sheepstor. Has been adapted for use as a trough.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 584 663 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/7/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1949, The Moorstone Age, Part 1, 327-328 (Article in Serial). SDV274816.
Octagonal quern at Ditsworthy Warren, which was formerly at Longstone, Sheepstor. Made of Roborough Down elvan. Has been deepened from original depth of 76 millimetres to 127 millimetres to adapt the quern for use as an ordinary trough. There is an outlet for flour in the middle of one side and on either side of the hole a fillet, width 19 millimetres, is raised approximately 4 ½ millimetres. One of the many devices used to prevent flour from straying.
Worth, R. H., 1950, The Moorstone Age, Part 2, 344 (Article in Serial). SDV336081.
Other details: Plate e.
Worth, R. H., 1971, Worth's Dartmoor, 376, Fig. 108 (Monograph). SDV337619.
Octagonal lower stone of Roborough Elvan with a spout hole through one side. The pot, 10.7/8 inches diameter, has been deepened to turn the stone into a trough.
The quern was formerly at Longstone, Sheepstor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV274816 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1949. The Moorstone Age, Part 1. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 81. A5 Hardback. 327-328. |
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| SDV336081 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1950. The Moorstone Age, Part 2. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 82. A5 Hardback. 344. |
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| SDV337619 | Monograph: Worth, R. H.. 1971. Worth's Dartmoor. Worth's Dartmoor. A5 Hardback. 376, Fig. 108. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV122705 | Related to: Annexe south-east of Ditsworthy Warren House, Sheepstor (Building) |
| MDV122706 | Related to: Barn south of Ditsworthy Warren House, Sheepstor (Building) |
| MDV76851 | Related to: Ditsworthy Warren Farmstead, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV14617 | Related to: Ditsworthy Warren House, Sheepstor (Building) |
| MDV14142 | Related to: Ditsworthy Warren, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV122707 | Related to: Farm Building west of Ditsworthy Warren House, Sheepstor (Building) |
| MDV122709 | Related to: Field System south Ditsworthy Warren Farmstead, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV122182 | Related to: Kennels at Ditsworthy Warren Farmstead, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV122708 | Related to: Possible Reservoir north-west of Ditsworthy Warren House, Sheepstor (Building) |
| MDV122710 | Related to: Small Enclosure north-east Ditsworthy Warren Farmstead, Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3016 - QUERN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD?)
Associated Events
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7551 - Ditsworthy Warren: An archaeological investigation
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2024 4:04PM |
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