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HER Number: | MDV123808 |
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Name: | Berry Head Fort No. 1: Parade Ground |
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Summary
A terrace and trackway covering much of the interior of the fort has been interpreted as an 1860 parade ground.
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
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (Undated)
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
A terrace and trackway covering much of the interior of the fort has in the past been interpreted as an 1860 parade ground, but is probably Napoleonic in date. a raised trackway of limestone hardcore runs across the e part of this terrace, linking barracks and kitchen with entrance. Of the spoil tips to the east (from the robbing out of the WWII gun platforms? SX95NW/19/9) one overlies the track. [1][2]
<1> Pye, A.R., 1989, Berry Head Fort, Brixham. an Archaeological Assessment, p.33 (* Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist). SDV362497.
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<2> Pye, A.R. & Slater, W.D., 1990, Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Survey, p.14 (* Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist). SDV362493.
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Sources / Further Reading
SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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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.33. |
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SDV362493 | * Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist: Pye, A.R. & Slater, W.D.. 1990. Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Survey. . EMAFU 90.10. p.14. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV123660 | Part of: Berry Head Fort No. 1, Brixham (Monument) |
MDV44728 | Related to: MILITARY BUILDING in the Parish of (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Aug 9 2019 12:17PM |
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