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Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington Hall

England

List entry 1020167

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1020167

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.65 hectares

Grid reference

SX 79814 62635, SX 79701 62621

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

The ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington Hall comprise the archaeological traces of a substantial residential complex dating to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The site preserves structural evidence of a high-status domestic establishment, with standing masonry and subsurface deposits indicative of the hall's former extent and layout. Dartington represents a significant example of late medieval aristocratic architecture in Devon, reflecting the wealth and importance of its original occupants during the later Middle Ages. The surviving physical remains, both visible and buried, contribute to understanding domestic life and building practices among the medieval gentry of south-western England.

Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020167. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington Hall?

Who is responsible for protecting Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington Hall?

Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington Hall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020167.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Totnes Castle (2.1 km), Totnes Priory (2.2 km), Immersion bath associated with Leechwell holy well, 40m north east of Leechwell Cottage (2.5 km).

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Battlefields

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Roman Britain

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Immersion bath associated with Leechwell holy well, 40m north east of Leechwell Cottage

2.5 km

Leechwell holy well, 350m south west of St Mary's Church

2.5 km

Medieval chapel of the Holy Ghost and St Katherine at Warland, 250m south west of Totnes Bridge

2.6 km

Medieval churchyard cross, 6m south east of the porch of St Andrew's Church

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington Hall

Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington Hall stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington Hall

ExeterRoman town · ~20.1 miles

Domesday entry for Dartington, Devon →

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