▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁sale ▁by ▁au ction , ▁there ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁benef icial ▁le ase ▁in ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁Little ▁Cle men stone ▁Farm , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 0 9 ▁acres . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁Lady ▁S ale ▁n ée ▁W yn ch , ▁wife ▁of ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁S ale , ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁her ▁early ▁life ▁at ▁the ▁Cle men stone ▁Est ate . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁house ▁at ▁Cle men stone ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁a ▁ru ined ▁state , ▁three ▁stories ▁high ▁and ▁with ▁walls ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁although ▁with ▁traces ▁of ▁an ▁older ▁house ▁which ▁had ▁existed ▁on ▁the ▁spot . ▁There ▁are ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁church ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁ham let . ▁ ▁M ead ows ▁ ▁Cle men stone ▁M ead ows ▁are ▁a ▁Site ▁of ▁Special ▁Scient ific ▁Interest ▁( SS SI ). ▁This ▁site , ▁which ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁conservation ▁area ▁den oting ▁a ▁protected ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁is ▁priv ately ▁owned . ▁The ▁designated ▁site ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁( not ified ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁under ▁National ▁Grid ▁reference ▁SS ▁ 9 2 0 7 3 9 ). , ▁and ▁str add les ▁the ▁Cle men stone ▁Brook , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁boundary ▁between