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| HER Number: | MDV9508 |
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| Name: | BEACON in the Parish of Bridford |
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Summary
Beacon down. Known as beaken downe in 1754 (russell).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 803 870 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bridford |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX88NW21
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 447191
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88NW/31
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEACON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302626.
Os say this ngr is burnicombe down, and that os 6" 1906 gives beacon down at sx809851. 'beacon plantation' shown at ngr sx809851 on os (1963) 1:10560 map (richards).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302629.
Osa=sx88nw21. (15/04/1980) The above grid reference applies to Burnicombe Down. 'Beacon Down' is named on OS 6" 1906 at SX 809851.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302630.
Des=devon county council/fire beacons: warning signals across the countryside/(2000)/copy in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302631.
Des=richards, a.(dcc)/as above.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 423 (Monograph). SDV337894.
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 285, appendix a. (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
There is a fire beacon on 'Beacon Down', Bridford, SX 803870. It was called 'Beaken Downe' in 1754.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV302626 | Migrated Record: 1963. |
| SDV302629 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV302630 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV302631 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 285, appendix a.. |
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| SDV337894 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1932. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. IX. A5 Hardback. 423. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3173 | Related to: Beacon at High Willhays (Monument) |
| MDV4816 | Related to: Beacon east of West Mill Tor (Monument) |
| MDV64246 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of Bridford (Monument) |
| MDV8474 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of Cheriton Bishop (Monument) |
| MDV6883 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV6152 | Related to: Beacon on Meldon Hill (Monument) |
| MDV8442 | Related to: Bowden Beacon; possible site (Monument) |
| MDV7977 | Related to: Buckland Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV13169 | Related to: Butterdon Hill Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV7823 | Related to: Medieval fire beacon, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV13811 | Related to: Possible beacon, Hennock (Monument) |
| MDV2387 | Related to: Rowber Beacon, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV2388 | Related to: Shaugh Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV7956 | Related to: Site of a Beacon on Brent Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 4 2021 2:28PM |
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