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| HER Number: | MDV105075 |
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| Name: | Ruins of Torre Abbey |
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Summary
The taller walls of the abbey ruins are visible on all available aerial photographs of this area, but the low walls that remain of the nave of the church become visible only after excavation in the late 1980s. The excavations can be seen in progress on aerial photographs taken in 1988
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 907 638 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1318359
- Torbay HER: MTO9675
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PREMONSTRATENSIAN MONASTERY (XII to Late Medieval - 1196 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Channel Coast Observatory, 2001-2012, Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography, Channel Coastal Observatory SX9063_20120918ortho.ecw 18-SEP-2012 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351226.
The ruins of the abbey are visible as walls of varying height.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
The taller walls of the abbey ruins are visible on all available aerial photographs of this area, but the low walls that remain of the nave of the church become visible only after excavation in the late 1980s. The excavations can be seen in progress on aerial photographs taken in 1988. The transcriptions are based on the most recent available aerial photographs dating to 2012, and include what appear to be large chunks of fallen masonry, but only those features not already on the base map have been transcribed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV351226 | Aerial Photograph: Channel Coast Observatory. 2001-2012. Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography. Channel Coast Observatory. Digital. Channel Coastal Observatory SX9063_20120918ortho.ecw 18-SEP-2012. [Mapped feature: #64536 ] |
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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)
- EDV7888 - Torre Abbey Excavations 1986-89
- EDV7908 - Torre Abbey, Torquay: Conservation Plan
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 10 2013 2:14PM |
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