CATTLE SHELTER 950 METRES NORTH NORTH-WEST OF THE GREAT SLUICE

CATTLE SHELTER 950 METRES NORTH NORTH-WEST OF THE GREAT SLUICE, BRAUNTON MARSH

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1325558
Date first listed:: 14-Nov-1985
List Entry Name:: CATTLE SHELTER 950 METRES NORTH NORTH-WEST OF THE GREAT SLUICE
Statutory Address:: CATTLE SHELTER 950 METRES NORTH NORTH-WEST OF THE GREAT SLUICE, BRAUNTON MARSH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1325558
Date first listed:: 14-Nov-1985
List Entry Name:: CATTLE SHELTER 950 METRES NORTH NORTH-WEST OF THE GREAT SLUICE
Statutory Address 1:: CATTLE SHELTER 950 METRES NORTH NORTH-WEST OF THE GREAT SLUICE, BRAUNTON MARSH

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: CATTLE SHELTER 950 METRES NORTH NORTH-WEST OF THE GREAT SLUICE, BRAUNTON MARSH

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Devon
District:: North Devon (District Authority)
Parish:: Braunton
National Grid Reference:: SS 47598 35125

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16/07/2015

SS 43 NE 7/25

BRAUNTON, BRAUNTON MARSH, Cattle Shelter 950 metres north north-west of The Great Sluice

(Formerly listed as Cattle Shelter 95 metres north north-west of The Great Sluice)

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Cattle Shelter. Circa 1815-20. Shale rubble with pantile roof with gable ends. 3-bay open front with circular stone rubble piers supporting roof. This cattle shelter (locally known as linhays) is one of many on Braunton Marsh and served as a shelter and possibly fodder store for cattle on the marsh. Braunton Marsh was probably reclaimed in the Middle Ages from tidal waters of the River Taw, but from 1811-15 the marsh was more extensively drained after authorization by Act of Parliament (1811) as a result of the endeavours of the Lords of the Manors of Braunton Gorges, Braunton Abbotts, Braunton Arundel and Saunton and others who had grazing rights on the marshes. They sought to enclose Braunton Marsh which was regularly flooded by tidal water. 949 acres were reclaimed. John Pascoe was the surveyor and James Green (County Surveyor) the engineer. The adjacent Horsey Island to the south-east was reclaimed between 1852-1857. Historically these late enclosures are particularly interesting in Braunton where the Great Field immediately north of the marsh is one of only 3 open field systems to survive in England. Although today (1984) there are only 5 farmers on the Great Field their holdings are still widely dispersed over the field as they were in the Middle Ages when there were about 100 farmers.

Reference: A H Slee Trans.Devonshire Assoc. (1969) Vol.100, pp.101-110. W G Hoskins and H P R Finberg, Devonshire Studies pp.265-271 and p.332.

Listing NGR: SS4759835125

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Legacy System number:: 98291
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Hoskins, W G, Finberg, H P R , Devonshire Studies, (1952), 265,332
'Transactions of the Devonshire Association' in Transactions of the Devonshire Association, , Vol. 100, (1969), 101-110

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.