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| HER Number: | MDV103656 |
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| Name: | Target on north side of Anchor Wood, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Site of target shown on earlier 20th century mapping at the western end of a 300 yard rifle range.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 544 327 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Fremington |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FREMINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TARGET (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Comparison between the first and second editions of the Ordance Survey map show that the rifle range and target were originally set further to the east.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Target marked at the western end of a 600 yard rifle range, on the north side of Anchor Wood.
Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.
Target marked.
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). [Mapped feature: #63159 ] |
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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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| SDV336668 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV32658 | Related to: Butts and Target on north side of Anchor Wood, Barnstaple (Monument) |
| MDV103655 | Related to: Rifle Range at Anchorwood, Barnstaple (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 25 2021 3:07PM |
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