Description

LYDFORD
SX. 67 SW
15/4 Dunnabridge Pound
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GV II

Pound. Likely to be medieval although some rebuilding may have subsequently
occurred. Drystone wall constructed of large rough granite blocks in roughly
circular plan. Entrance faces present road and is divided by granite monolith into
a wider and narrower opening. Immediately to its left inside the pound is a large
stone seat integral with the wall with a large granite canopy above providing
shelter.
This pound is not only very well preserved but it is also important in the context
of the history of the moor and its ancient tenements: a document of 1627 records
that the tenants of the ancient tenements "have been accustomed time out of mind to
make three several drifts yearly for cattle and one for horses depasturing upon the
said Forest to Dynabridge pound and are to attend there two or three days and nights
for the watering and pasturing of the said Cattle". The tenants who complied with
this were given a halfpenny loaf and those who refused were fined 6s8d.
Source: Dartmoor : A New Study - Farming : Michael Havinden and Freda Wilkinson

Listing NGR: SX6460874569

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26464153

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)