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| HER Number: | MDV51978 |
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| Name: | Swannery at St. Catherine's Tor, Hartland |
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Summary
Site of a swannery which belonged to Hartland Abbey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 225 242 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/58
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS22SW19
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SWANNERY (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Pearce Chope, R., 1934, Thirty-fourth report on Devonshire Folk-Lore, 74 (Article in Serial). SDV5509.
There is a reference in Dean Milles' Parochial Returns c.1760 to a swannery near Bradstones Well. The site is now known as Tor Marsh. The dam forming the pond still survives as a thick hedge across the valley.
Ordnance Survey, 1964, SS22SW (Cartographic). SDV343776.
The 6 inch map shows a dam-like structure at the above grid reference.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SS22SW19 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV5511.
There was a swannery at Bradstone Well. Many human bones have been found there in a field called Newbury, according to parochial inquiries by Dean Milles c.1750. Bradstone Well is on the southern side of Sheepleys, opposite the north side of St Katherine Tor (citing Stanes, DCNQ, 1966, 228; Pearce Chope 1934, 73)
Hartland Quay Museum, 1981, Guide to the Coast and Shipwrecks. South from Hartland Quay (Leaflet). SDV344005.
Dean Milles, 1760, records 'Catherine Tor - under which is a marsh in ye abbot's time a swan pool'. From above the head of the fall the swannery's 20ft thick, stone revetted clay dam bisects the valley bottom. Other details: sketch map.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 279 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Dean Milles, 1760, records 'Catherine Tor - under which is a marsh in ye abbot's time a swan pool'. From above the head of the fall the swannery's 20ft thick, stone revetted clay dam bisects the valley bottom. The dam is marked on the OS 1964 map.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339712 | Report - 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. 279. |
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| SDV343776 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1964. SS22SW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV344005 | Leaflet: Hartland Quay Museum. 1981. Guide to the Coast and Shipwrecks. South from Hartland Quay. The Hartland Quay Museum Guides. Leaflet + Digital. [Mapped feature: #94147 ] |
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| SDV5509 | Article in Serial: Pearce Chope, R.. 1934. Thirty-fourth report on Devonshire Folk-Lore. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 66. A5 Hardback. 74. |
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| SDV5511 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SS22SW19. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV11616 | Related to: Bradstones or Brettman's Well above Screda Cove, Hartland (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 28 2024 2:34PM |
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