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| HER Number: | 7905.11 |
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| Name: | MORNING POINT BATTERY - Post Medieval sentry box |
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Summary
A sentry box recorded by Troutbeck in 1796.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 15434: POST-MEDIEVAL BREASTWORK, CURTAIN WALL AND ASSOCIATED DEFENSIVE STRUCTURES ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE GARRISON, ST MARY'S
Other References/Statuses
- Heritage at Risk (National)
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 7905.11
Monument Type(s):
Full description
Troutbeck in 1796, describing the area around Morning Point, noted a "sentry box wherein soldiers keep watch both day and night ... on top of the rock, where the road is cut through" (b1). The area was visited in 1994 by Jeanette Ratcliffe but no remains were found beyond a few loose stones (h1). The monument was included in the Schedule on 19/3/1998.
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Site history:
1: 1994. RATCLIFFE, J/CAU
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<1> Troutbeck, J, 1796, Survey of the Ancient and Present State of the Scilly Islands, 44 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4965.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4965 - Bibliographic reference: Troutbeck, J. 1796. Survey of the Ancient and Present State of the Scilly Islands. 44. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO3128 - Garrison Walls, Isles of Scilly, conservation plan
Related records
| 7900 | Part of: THE GARRISON - Post Medieval fortification (Monument) |
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