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Sheviock Barton

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Shevyok

In the civil parish of Sheviock.
In the historic county of Cornwall (Modern Authority of Cornwall, 1974 county of Cornwall).

Sheviock Barton House is C16/C17 rubble-built house with hipped slate roofs and brick and plastered stacks. It is alleged that it stands on the site the manor house of John Dawney licensed in 1336. Area susceptible to French raids so may well have been acted upon. Kempthorne mentions a possible alternative site for this at the site of a medieval dovecote at SX36345413.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1336 March 19.


This site is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 61973)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SX36965502

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 436611, 436657

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