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| HER Number: | MDV124002 |
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| Name: | Battery Gardens. Brixham: Range Finder Column |
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Summary
19the century granite range finder column base
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 921 569 |
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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
- OBSERVATION POST (XIX to Unknown - 1852 AD (Post))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
Phil Newman, 2001, Battery Gardens, Brixham, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, p.3-4; Appendix 1; pl. 2 & plan (Report - Survey). SDV362290.
A granite cylinder 1.3m high, circumference 1.2, with metal fixing features on its top side - possibly for levelling screws - was used as the base for a siting instrument or range finder for use with the mid-19th century practice battery. Six lines of lettering are cut into the stone:
RANGE TO DATUM POINT 1100YDS
DOOR ON MOLE (possibly an Azimuth RO)
TRAINING
HEIGHT OF INST ABOVE M.SL 120.3 FT
RISE AND FALL OF THE TIDE 10FT
HT ABOVE RACERS 32FT
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362290 | Report - Survey: Phil Newman. 2001. Battery Gardens, Brixham, Devon: An Archaeological Survey. p.3-4; Appendix 1; pl. 2 & plan. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV123787 | Part of: Battery Gardens, Brixham: Furzdon/Fishcombe Battery (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7848 - Archaeological Survey by Phil Newman - May 2001
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 6:57PM |
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