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| HER Number: | MDV109295 |
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| Name: | Field Names, Higher Beacon Field and Lower Beacon Field, Axmouth |
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Summary
The location of a beacon is indicated by two field names on the 19th century Tithe Map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 259 899 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY28NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMOUTH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEACON (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1750 AD? (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.
Plot 271 is recorded as 'Lower Beacon Field' and plot 272 is recorded as 'Higher Beacon Field' within the Axmouth Tithe Apportionment.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2981 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Field called Lower Beacon Field on Tithe Map/Tithe Apportionment with Higher Beacon Field at SY 2603 9000 (Tithe Apportionment No. 271, 272).
Axmouth Tithe Map/Tithe Apportionment c. 1846/1842.
Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
The field names 'Higher Beacon Field' and 'Lower Beacon Field' within plots 272 and 271 on the Axmouth Tithe Map of 1842 indicate the proximity of these fields to a beacon. There is no further evidence for a beacon in this location on either the Tithe Map, or the First and Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349463 | Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2981. |
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| SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 25 2016 2:03PM |
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