Description

SW 62 SE MAWGAN-IN-MENEAGE

3/126 Dung pit walls north west of
- Carminowe Farmhouse

GV II

Walls retaining raised pavement surrounding dung pit. Circa 1860. Shale rubble with
dressed granite copings forming kerb and retaining cobbled walkways in front of farm
buildings.
Rectangular pit with floor sloping down to north. Walls on east, west and north
sides.
Carminowe was an important manor from the C13. Part of a planned group of farm
buildings, the dung pit being the central feature providing drained dung storage for
the surrounding shippons, piggeries and stables.

Listing NGR: SW6648823988

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26613912

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Recommended Books

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)