A lesser well known Longhouse near Blissmoor Farm is located close to the Swallerton Gate to Manaton Road, a few hundred metres to the south west of the well known rock pile of Bowerman’s Nose on Hayne Down. The name Blissmoor appears to have been first mentioned as ‘Blissmore’ in 1622 which post-dates the (Medieval) Longhouse.
Nearby there is a deserted medieval site of five buildings and enclosures which are located uphill to the west on Cripdon Down but like the Longhouse has been engulfed by vegetation in modern times. If visiting the site the author would recommend a visit in late winter when all the bracken has fully died off.
Bibliography
- J. Gover ; A. Mawer ; F. Stenton – (1932) – The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 483
- Jeremy Butler – (1991), Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One – The East, 155
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