Stables, Dunster Castle
STABLES, DUNSTER CASTLE, CASTLE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1296307
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Stables, Dunster Castle
- Statutory Address:
- STABLES, DUNSTER CASTLE, CASTLE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1296307
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 04-Aug-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Stables, Dunster Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- STABLES, DUNSTER CASTLE, CASTLE HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- STABLES, DUNSTER CASTLE, CASTLE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dunster
- National Park:
- Exmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 99129 43562
Details
SS 9843-9943; 4/19
DUNSTER,
CASTLE HILL,
The Stables, Dunster Castle
(formerly listed as Stables at Dunster Castle including No 5 (Stable Cottage))
22.05.69
GV
II*
Circa 1660. Red sandstone, hipped slate roofs. Two storeys, L-shaped plan. Front
stone chimney stack set between row of seven hipped roofed dormer windows. Six
wooden mullion and transom windows with leaded casement lights. Slated hood on
wooden brackets to doorway at left hand end. Stone mounting block. Return wing with
two hipped roofed dormer windows and a central plain doorway breaking eaves line,
hipped roof. Central wide doorway to ground floor, square headed moulded frame,
plain boarded door. Doorway flanked by single mullion and transom windows with
leaded casements. Two casement windows with leaded lights to west gable and stair-
case turret in return angle of building with modern staircase.
Interior: front section has nine horse stalls with partitions, heel posts with acorn
decorations. Return wing separated into two stables by cross wall, east end has
eight open stalls with ornamental heel posts with partitions. All horse stalls
appear late 17th or early 18th century and are important examples of their type.
Listing NGR: SS9913243561
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 264650
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 37 Somerset,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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