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HER Number:MDV13825
Name:Beacon near Buck's Barton, Woolfardisworthy

Summary

Former beacon site.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 345 234
Map Sheet:SS32SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWoolfardisworthy (North Devon)
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWOOLFARDISWORTHY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS32SW/25
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS32SW18

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BEACON (Unknown date)

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978 - 1981, SS32SW18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341646.

1. Three fields on the Woolfardisworthy Tithe Map incorporate the name 'Beacon'.(os).
2. Visited 6/12/1978. No mounds were seen which might have been the site of a beacon.


Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 584 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Further work identified 8 fields with name, between boundaries at SS3462 2360, SS34722329, SS34642323 and road SS34502340.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV339712Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 584.
SDV341646Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978 - 1981. SS32SW18. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 13 2015 1:50PM