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Crapstone Barton, Including Garden Wall and Gate Piers Immediately to West of House

Devon

Crapstone Barton is a substantial listed farmhouse of probable Georgian date, situated in the countryside west of Dartmoor. The house itself speaks to the prosperity of farming families in this region, with architectural detail reflecting its period. The listing also protects the garden wall and gate piers immediately to the west, which form part of the formal boundary around the property and are themselves worthy of note as surviving estate features.

The site sits within the wider agricultural landscape that frames Dartmoor's edges. For those exploring the Devon countryside and the settlements that have historically depended on and shaped the moor's borders, Crapstone Barton offers a glimpse of rural domestic life and the domestic aspirations of its builders.

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Photo: Rod Allday (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons

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