MDE20556 - Ranscombe Combe, Martinhoe (Building)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Building remains in a group of small derelict enclosures, possibly a deserted farm site. The Ordnance Survey records this as "Ranscombe Combe". Shows well on aerial photographs dating to 1977. [1,2] Building remains in a group of small derelict enclosures, possibly a deserted farm site. [3] Ranscombe Combe is shown on the Tithe Map for Martinhoe at SS 6866 4631 as a building. It is also depicted and labelled on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map with a smaller outbuilding at SS 6866 4632. [4,5] The main building still appears to be extant and has the same name as shown on the 1st Edition map. The site has been extended with further buildings to the north and southwest and ponds to the east and southeast. It is not clear from the information provided by sources [2] and [3] if the building became derelict in the interim and has since been renovated. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEM7408 Aerial photograph: Meridian Air Maps. 1977-1978. Infrared False Colour Aerial Photography. MAM/13/061 May 1977.
- <2> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS6846A.
- <3> SDE323788 Report: Nicholas Pearson Associates. 2000. Lynton Water Supply: Environmental report. Site 54, p68.
- <4> SEM7573 Map: 1842. Martinhoe Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <5>XY SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. [Mapped feature: #44099 ]
- <6> SEM8512 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap.
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Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 17942
- Devon SMR: SS64NE/56
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- Report Site Reference: 54 SDE323788
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 6866 4632 (30m by 45m) |
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Map sheet | SS64NE |
Civil Parish | MARTINHOE, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Oct 27 2020 4:12PM
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