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0230

General Information

  • Registration number
    0230
  • Date constructed
    N/A
  • Century constructed
    Unknown
  • Evidence proof date
    1953 book: "used within living memory"
  • Evidence proof use
    1953 book: "used within living memory"
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    7

Address

  • Address
    Brownberry Farm
  • Village or town
    Dunnabridge Pound, Dartmoor
  • County
    Devon
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Devon
  • Region
    England

Premises

  • Accessible
    Private
  • Location on Premises
    Yard
  • Direction faced
    S

Structure Information

  • Structure
    L: Bee shelter
  • External recesses
    N/A
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    N/A
  • Back shape
    N/A
  • Recess size
    N/A
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    21x52x30
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    24 in. (in 2013)
  • Wall material
    Stone
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    granite slab

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    c.1976
  • Pictures available
    G+: Digital and other types

Notes

  • details from 1953 book; there was a wooden door, hinged at bottom; c.1976: top collapsed and broken in two; farm and buildings derelict; 2013: structure has continued to collapse, with only one stone remaining in left end and stones in right end have shifted; top slab (5ft long, 4 in. thick) still in tilted position; ground level has risen; depth of recess now 24 in.; shelter was c.30 yards from house in small yard or enclosure; farm has almost disappeared

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