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| HER Number: | MDV82 |
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| Name: | St. Michael's Chapel, Hartland |
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Summary
St Michael's Chapel at Kernstone was possibly one of those granted to Hartland Abbey in 1189. It may have been a domestic chapel at Kernstone or situated on St Catherine's Tor, who later gave her name to the site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 232 236 |
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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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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/5
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS22SW16
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHAPEL (XII to XIV - 1101 AD to 1400 AD)
Full description
Oliver, G., 1846, Monasticon Diocesis Exoniensis (Monograph). SDV57424.
Hingeston-Randolph, F. C., 1886, Untitled Source (Monograph). SDV344004.
Pearse Chope, R., 1910 - 1911, Old Place Names, 109 (Article in Serial). SDV344003.
Kernstone is referred to as Kynemaston in a 13th century fine, and is given as Kyrmiston in Oliver's Monasticon.
Pearse Chope, R., 1926, Address of the President. Hartland Abbey, 72 (Article in Serial). SDV6740.
Bishop Stafford licensed celebration at St. Michael at 'Kyneston' in 1400. Pearse Chope states that if this identification is correct it must be the chapel which was erected on St Catherine's Tor and which was more likely dedicated to that saint than St Michael. However, St Michael's chapel could have been a domestic chapel at Kernstone, which was 'Kynemanston' in 1249.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 74 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SS22SW16 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV344001.
The chapel of St Michael at 'Kyneston' was licensed in 1400 by Bishop Stafford. Oliver (1846) identifies this with Kernstone. According to Chope (1926) this chapel must be the one erected on St Catherine's Tor. St Michael's Chapel could, however, have been a domestic chapel at Kernstone, which was 'Kynemanston' in 1249.
Pearce, S. M., 1985, The Early Church in the Landscape: The Evidence from North Devon (part), 142 (Article in Serial). SDV336495.
A Royal Charter of 1189 granted to Hartland Abbey chapels at Harton, Cheristow, Welcombe and all the other chapels built in the parish. As Kernstone is listed in 1400, Pearce suggests that this was one of the other chapels in the charter of 1189.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 244 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
St Michael at 'Kyneston'. Site uncertain. Licensed in 1400. Possibly a domestic chapel at Kernstone. Any summit of St Catherine's Tor on which a chapel may have been built has been eroded by sea.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
Farmstead of Kerstone.
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. 74. |
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| SDV336495 | Article in Serial: Pearce, S. M.. 1985. The Early Church in the Landscape: The Evidence from North Devon (part). Archaeological Journal. 142. A4 Stapled + Digital. 142. |
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| 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. 244. |
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| SDV344001 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SS22SW16. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV344003 | Article in Serial: Pearse Chope, R.. 1910 - 1911. Old Place Names. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 6 Part 1. Unknown. 109. |
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| SDV344004 | Monograph: Hingeston-Randolph, F. C.. 1886. The Register of Edmund Stafford 1395-1419. Unknown. |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #49424 Map object approximate. Exact location unknown, ] |
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| SDV57424 | Monograph: Oliver, G.. 1846. Monasticon Diocesis Exoniensis. Monasticon Diocesis Exoniensis. Unknown. |
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| SDV6740 | Article in Serial: Pearse Chope, R.. 1926. Address of the President. Hartland Abbey. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 58. Hardback Volume. 72. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV76 | Related to: Hartland Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV41855 | Related to: Kernstone, Hartland (Monument) |
| MDV135828 | Related to: St Catherine's Tor, Hartland (Monument) |
| MDV1534 | Related to: St. Nectan's Church, Hartland (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 23 2025 10:13AM |
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