Spartalec House
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Spartalec House by Mike Quinn as part of the Geograph project.
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Spartalec House
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 20 May 2023
See Image Christine Ruskin gives records of occupation here from 1609 through the 17th and 18th centuries up to the 1841 census. As noted by Trevor Littlewood Image she refers to the building as "Spartalee". Although there are long cracks in the walls (the two small white noticeboards warn that the structure is dangerous) it seems remarkable that this building has survived for so long if indeed it has not been inhabited since 1841. However, some of the stone roof slabs near the left hand side of the ridge have slipped - see Image - and it may not be long before the ingress of rain rots the roof timbers and the whole roof collapses, leaving only a shell of four walls.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.736321
Longitude
-2.074515