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| HER Number: | MDV50894 |
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| Name: | Beardown Farmstead, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Beardown Farm was created from open moorland in the late 18th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 604 754 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/81
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
'Beardown' farmstead shown on 19th century Tithe Map.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Beardown' shown on 19th century map as an irregular shaped building with an L-shaped building to the west and a rectangular building to the north. A woodland is shown on the west side and further trees to the east.
Agricultural Development Advisory Service, 1988, Beardown Farm, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon (Report - Assessment). SDV355062.
Probert, S., 1989, Beardown Warren, Princetown, Dartmoor, 229-233 (Article in Monograph). SDV232550.
Beardown Farm was consolidated from open moorland circa 1790. Early boundaries overlain by Beardown Warren.
Stanbrook, E., 1996, The Building of Princetown Church, Dartmoor, 92 (Article in Serial). SDV232552.
Edward Bray occupied the farm in the late 18th-early 19th century.
Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.), 2000, Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 4, 48, 49, (Monograph). SDV339713.
Reference by Swete to Bear down Farm, owned at that time by Mr. Bray, resident of Tavistock and steward to the Duke of Bedford. The accompanying illustration shows the farm to be situated in a rather exposed location.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
'Beardown Farm' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV232550 | Article in Monograph: Probert, S.. 1989. Beardown Warren, Princetown, Dartmoor. From Cornwall to Caithness. A5 Paperback. 229-233. |
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| SDV232552 | Article in Serial: Stanbrook, E.. 1996. The Building of Princetown Church, Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 128. Paperback Volume. 92. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #93833 ] |
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| SDV339713 | Monograph: Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.). 2000. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 4. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Sw. 4. Hardback Volume. 48, 49,. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV355062 | Report - Assessment: Agricultural Development Advisory Service. 1988. Beardown Farm, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon. ADAS. A3 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV21661 | Parent of: Beardown Farmhouse, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV5968 | Related to: Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV27244 | Related to: Field system surrounding Beardown Farm (Monument) |
| MDV57561 | Related to: Ridge and furrow north of Beardown Farm (Monument) |
| MDV57560 | Related to: Ridge and furrow west of Beardown Farm (Monument) |
| MDV5974 | Related to: Site of a cist at Beardown Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8643 - Beardown Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 6 2024 2:31PM |
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