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HER Number:MDV104894
Name:Possible Hulk on Middle Back, within the River Dart

Summary

A possible hulk of modern date is visible as a wrecked structure on aerial photographs of 1989 on Middle Back, within the River Dart.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 843 563
Map Sheet:SX85NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishCornworthy
DistrictSouth Hams

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HULK (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89037, OS/89037 V 060-061 07-MAR-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352115.

The hulk of the former vessel is visible as a structure.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A possible hulk of modern date is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1989 on Middle Back, within the River Dart. The faint traces of the possible hulk, with possible associated scattered debris, measure approximately 21m in length by 7m in width and lie within the shingles of Middle Back. The hulk was not visible on other aerial photographs or digital images made available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351146Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV352115Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89037. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89037 V 060-061 07-MAR-1989.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

Date Last Edited:Nov 12 2021 3:25PM