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HER Number:MDV41855
Name:Kernstone, Hartland

Summary

When Hartland Abbey was dissolved, a farmstead at Kernstone was included in the list of Abbey farms granted to Willian Abbot in 1546.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 232 236
Map Sheet:SS22SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/41

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

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

Kerstone marked, comprising ranges of buildings around a rectangular farmyard with additional ranges to the south alongside the road and also to the west, on the other side of the road. Two wells are also marked. Map object based on this source.

Pearce, S. M., 1985, The Early Church in the Landscape: The Evidence from North Devon (part), 265 (Article in Serial). SDV336495.

When Hartland Abbey was dissolved the list of abbey farms granted to William Abbot in 1546 included one at Kernstone.

Griffith, F. M., 1986, DAP/HL, 10, 11 (Aerial Photograph). SDV7384.

Griffith, F. M., 1990, DAP/TA, 14, 15 (Aerial Photograph). SDV7385.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 145 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

When Hartland Abbey was dissolved the list of abbey farms granted to William Abbot in 1546 included one at Kernstone.

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

Map object based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336495Article in Serial: Pearce, S. M.. 1985. The Early Church in the Landscape: The Evidence from North Devon (part). Archaeological Journal. 142. A4 Stapled + Digital. 265.
SDV339712Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 145.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV7384Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1986. DAP/HL. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 10, 11.
SDV7385Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1990. DAP/TA. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 14, 15.

Associated Monuments

MDV76Related to: Hartland Abbey (Monument)
MDV82Related to: St. Michael's Chapel, Hartland (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 23 2025 9:55AM