MEM22458 - Post-medieval or modern sheep fold south of Hoaroak Cottage (Monument)

Summary

The remains of a sheep fold, built between 1889 and 1904 when Hoaroak Cottage was the home of the shepherd of the Exmoor Estate’s Hoar Oak herding.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A rectangular platform 14.5 metres long, 4.2 metres wide and terraced into the hillside by 1.2 metres, 30 metres south of Hoaroak Cottage, is the remains of a sheep fold, built between 1889 and 1904 when Hoaroak Cottage was the home of the shepherd of the Exmoor Estate’s Hoar Oak herding. [1] The sheep fold does not appear on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map but is depicted on the 2nd Edition map. [2,3]

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Report: Riley, H.. 2013. Hoaroak Valley: Historic landscape survey and analysis. 34.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1889.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1904.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 7422 4352 (17m by 25m) (Surveyed)
Map sheet SS74SW
Civil Parish LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2020 8:11PM

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