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The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features

England
List entry 1415430
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1415430
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.36 hectares
Grid reference
SX5568068464
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Longstone Manor House is a scheduled ancient monument situated in Devon comprising the fragmentary remains of a medieval manor house and associated archaeological features. The site preserves evidence of occupation and settlement activity dating to the medieval period, with the extant structures and earthworks representing the physical traces of domestic and possibly agricultural use. The designation as an ancient monument reflects the historical and archaeological importance of the site as evidence for the pattern of manorial settlement and land use in Devon during the medieval era. The surviving features include structural remains and landscape elements that contribute to understanding the development and organisation of medieval rural communities in the region.

The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1415430. View the official record →

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What is The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features?

Longstone Manor House is a scheduled ancient monument situated in Devon comprising the fragmentary remains of a medieval manor house and associated archaeological features.

Who is responsible for protecting The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features?

The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features 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 1415430.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common (6.5 km), Two round barrows on Ridding Down (7.5 km), Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate (7.8 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common
6.5 km
Two round barrows on Ridding Down
7.5 km
Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate
7.8 km
Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge
8.1 km
One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
8.3 km
A deserted medieval settlement and post medieval farmstead 510m north east of East Rook Gate
8.5 km
Medieval settlement on Ford Waste
8.5 km
Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features

The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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