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HER Number:40468
Name:UPTON TOWANS - Modern slipway

Summary

A modern slipway at Upton Towans.

Grid Reference:SW 5712 4026
Parish:Gwinear Gwithian, Penwith, Cornwall
Map:Show location on Streetmap

Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Cornwall PROJECT ID: IN
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 40468
  • Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey North Cornwall: 8463
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW54SE 4

Monument Type(s):

  • SLIPWAY (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

The Ordnance Survey map of 1966 shows an old slipway at the above location off Upton Towans (1). This was visited and photographed in 2018 when the sand level was low. It appears to made of various minerals possibly realted to mining (2).


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.

<2> Pers. Comm., Email from member of the public dated 25/10/2018 (Personal communication). SCO25106.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO4045 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1970s. 1:10,000 OS Map.
[2]SCO25106 - Personal communication: Pers. Comm.. Email from member of the public dated 25/10/2018.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Related records: none recorded