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Hutholes
Hutholes is an abandoned medieval settlement in Widecombe parish (probably 12th or 13th century). It was made available for viewing to the public by Hermon French and his wife, Winnie. This is a general view of the site: Hermon’s early life cutting grass around the site (on his family’s land) led to his recognising it…
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Widecombe Landmarks
The following registered ancient monuments are within or close to the Widecombe Parish. A task for 2000 (one of many!!) will be to provide photographs of each of these monuments. ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS ACT 1979 LIST OF SCHEDULED MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1987 Parish County No Monument…
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Uncovering the Lost Manor of Widecombe
Produced by Widecombe History Group with Dartmoor National Park Authority as part of the Moor than meets the eye Landscape Partnership Price £3 including UK postage (extra for overseas postage) A cross on an old map and an old poem were the only clues to show that there was once an important medieval manor house…
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Things New and Old Item 2: The Coffin Stone
This is the second item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) THE COFFIN STONE THE neighbourhood of the road from Dartmeet towards Poundsgate, onthe way to Ashburton, is plentifully bestrewn with ancient British remains. The cairns on Corndon Tor (erroneously called Quarnion Tor on…