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| HER Number: | MDV11786 |
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| Name: | Landcross, Beaconside |
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Summary
Possible site of beacon, on top of a hill at the highest point in the parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 455 231 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Landcross |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LANDCROSS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42SE/42
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
1838, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV12814.
TA 119 Higher Beacon.
1838, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV12815.
TA 118 Lower Beacon Down.
Meade, H. M., 1977, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV12811.
Possible site of beacon on top of hill. This is the highest part of the parish, at the 300ft contour.
Nothing visible. An electricity pylon was placed on the highest point in the late 1960's, and may have destroyed any remains of a beacon. Tithe Map field number: 119. Field name: Higher Beacon.
Devon County Council, 2000, Fire Beacons: Warning Signals across the Countryside (Monograph). SDV320945.
Tithe Map field number: 118. Field name: Lower Beacon Down. 'Beaconside' to S in Monkleigh parish on OS (1961) map at NGR SS45452290.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV12811 | Worksheet: Meade, H. M.. 1977. |
| SDV12814 | Cartographic: 1838. Tithe Apportionment. |
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| SDV12815 | Cartographic: 1838. Tithe Apportionment. |
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| 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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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 31 2017 11:45AM |
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