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BLEAK HOUSE

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A nineteenth century house, built for the manager of Rattlebrook peatworks is now in a ruinous state. The walls are 0.5m wide and stand to a maximum height of 5m in the northeastern corner. The house was originally known as "Dunnagoat Cottage".

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The ruins of a building stand on the eastern bank of the Rattle Brook at SX 5597 8684, some 600m south of the Rattlebrook peatworks (Sx 58 NE 43). The walls, of mortared, dressed granite blocks are 0.5m wide and stand to a maximum height of 5m in the northeastern corner. The main room measures 6.6m N-S and 3.6m E-W. The chimney in this room has colapsed. A doorway leads from this room to two further rooms. The building probably originally had two storeys, although there is no evidence of any joists (1).

This building was the house built in about 1879 for the manager of the Rattlebrook peatworks and was originally known as "Dunnagoat Cottage" (2).

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(1) Field Investigators Comments

Riley H 17-AUG-1994 RCHME Field Investigation

(2) General reference

Hemery E 1983 High Dartmoor Page(s)976

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