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| HER Number: | MDV11869 |
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| Name: | Mount Field, Torridge Road, Northam |
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Summary
A field named as Mount Field on the 1838 Tithe Map and Apportionment may indicate the site of a look-out, possibly dating to the Civil War. Another Mount Field to the north-east is the site of a Civil War redoubt on Staddon Hill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 457 305 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/14
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LOOKOUT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Field named as Mount Field (Plot 966) on the Northam Tithe Map and Apportionment.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Large field shown.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SS43SE(M) (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV6495.
Field named as Mount Field on the 1838 Northam Tithe Apportionment. There is another field of the same name to the north-east.
Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1992, Preliminary Archaeological Assessment, Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV18873.
The name Mount Field may indicate the presence of earthworks, possibly dating to the Civl War.
Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV4711.
The presence of earthworks was not confirmed by preliminary fieldwork. However, it was discovered that field nearby was called The Lookout.
Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements, Part 1: Southern Routes, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV4712.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV18873 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1992. Preliminary Archaeological Assessment, Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 92.32. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142452 ] |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV4711 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.25. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV4712 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements, Part 1: Southern Routes. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.32. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6. |
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| SDV6495 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SS43SE(M). OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV11870 | Related to: Civil War Redoubt on Staddon Hill, Northam (Monument) |
| MDV11868 | Related to: Gun Field to west of Staddon Road, Appledore (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 8 2024 1:21PM |
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