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| HER Number: | MDV127041 |
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| Name: | Look Out at Gara Rock, East Portlemouth |
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Summary
A thatched white circular building that was formerly used as a look out post and later, when the coastguard station became a hotel, a tiny bar. The hotel has recently been demolished and the look out is now (2010) derelict.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 751 370 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | East Portlemouth |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EAST PORTLEMOUTH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LOOKOUT (Built, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Lookout House marked.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Lookout House marked.
Brown, J., 2010, Historical Neighbours (Article in Serial). SDV352068.
A thatched white circular building that was formerly used as a look out post and later, when the coastguard station became a hotel, a tiny bar. The hotel has recently been demolished and the look out is now derelict with its windows boarded up.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Small square building shown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV352068 | Article in Serial: Brown, J.. 2010. Historical Neighbours. National Coastwatch Institution Newsletter. 35. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123161 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV44928 | Related to: Coastguard Station at Gara Rock, East Portlemouth (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 29 2019 3:47PM |
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