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| HER Number: | MDV1155 |
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| Name: | Stretch Down, Beacon Field Name |
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Summary
Possible site of a medieval beacon
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 809 134 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS81SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Thelbridge |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THELBRIDGE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS81SW/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEACON (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS81SW4 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV336979.
Ordnance Survey map reference given as SS810134.
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 283 (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
Beacon Field at Stretch Down. Information given by Rev J A S Castlehow. Possibly Elizabethan.
Devon County Council, 2000, Fire Beacons: Warning Signals across the Countryside (Monograph). SDV320945.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV320945 | Monograph: Devon County Council. 2000. Fire Beacons: Warning Signals across the Countryside. Fire Beacons: Warning Signals across the Countryside. A4 Unbound. |
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| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 283. |
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| SDV336979 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS81SW4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 10 2006 4:10PM |
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