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HER Number: | MDV123666 |
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Name: | Rifle Butts, Berry Head Common, Brixham |
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Summary
Butts of a19C rifle range north of Berry Head Fort No. 1 are still visible
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 941 561 |
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Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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Admin Area | Torbay |
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Civil Parish | Brixham |
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District | Torbay |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUTTS (XIX to World War I - 1865 AD to 1918 AD (Between))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Butts of a rifle range immediately north of the north wall of fort No. 1 are shown on the OS 1:2500 First Revision of 1904, but not on the 1861 First Edition. It is assumed that they date from the mid-1860s and were used by Rifle Volunteers established at that time in response to invasion scares from France. The shooting positions are known but not visible. When the land was sold by the War Department to Hogg in 1886, access to and use of the land was reserved. [1][2]
<1> Hawkins, M.R., 1973, Berry Head Management, Zone E (Ec) (* Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist). SDV362518.
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<2> Pye, A.R., 1989, Berry Head Fort, Brixham. an Archaeological Assessment, p.12 (* Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist). SDV362497.
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Sources / Further Reading
SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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SDV362518 | * Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist: Hawkins, M.R.. 1973. Berry Head Management. . Zone E (Ec). |
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SDV362497 | * Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist: Pye, A.R.. 1989. Berry Head Fort, Brixham. an Archaeological Assessment. . EMAFU 89.04. p.12. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV20090 | Related to: Berry Head Butts (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 6:32PM |
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