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| HER Number: | MCO60215 |
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| Name: | ROSPLETHA CLIFF - Modern signal station |
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Summary
The site of a signal station is marked on Rospletha Cliff on the OS 2nd edition map.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: 5010
Monument Type(s):
Full description
The site of a signal station is marked on Rospletha Cliff on the Ordnance Survey second edition 1:2500 map (1,2). It is incorrectly marked as a Marconi Signal Station but was set up in 1901-2 by the Eastern Telegraph Company. An early photograph shows the wooden hut and associated mast (MCO60216).
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1900s, 2nd Edition 1:2500 Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4050.
<2> Ratcliffe, J, 1998, Treen and Rospletha Cliffs, Penberth Valley and Cove. An Archaeological Assessment (Cornwall Event Report). SCO1508.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4050 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1900s. 2nd Edition 1:2500 Map. |
| [2] | SCO1508 - Cornwall Event Report: Ratcliffe, J. 1998. Treen and Rospletha Cliffs, Penberth Valley and Cove. An Archaeological Assessment. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records: none recorded
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