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| HER Number: | MDV121014 |
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| Name: | Buildings to east of Bovisand Court, Wembury |
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Summary
A group of small rectangular buildings built within a series of cuts into the hillslope are recorded on historic Ordnance Survey maps. Probably associated with the nearby coastguard station or Bovisand Practice Battery as a flagstaff is recorded on the circa 1880 Ordnance Survey map. The buildings are no longer extant but the cuts for them are recorded on current Ordnance Survey mapping.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 490 507 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX45SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUILDING (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Group of three buildings shown adjacent to a flag pole.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, DCC RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2127-2128 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Two levelled rectilinear pale areas and a rectilinear extant structure is visible. Possibly part of Bovisand Practice Battery (MDV51600).
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2017, South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 3 (Interpretation). SDV360825.
A group of small rectangular buildings built within a series of cuts into the hillslope are recorded on historic Ordnance Survey maps. Probably associated with the nearby coastguard station or Bovisand Practice Battery as a flagstaff is recorded on the circa 1880 Ordnance Survey map. The buildings are no longer extant but the cuts for them are recorded on current Ordnance Survey mapping.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
One of the buildings depicted on the late-19th century maps was still extant in 1946, but no upstanding structural remains now survive.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2127-2128 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #80260 ] |
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| SDV360825 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2017. South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 3. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51600 | Related to: Bovisand Practice Battery, Wembury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 17 2019 4:34PM |
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