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| HER Number: | MDV124002 |
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| Name: | Range Finder Column in Battery Gardens, Brixham |
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Summary
A 19th 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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OBSERVATION POST (XIX - 1852 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Phil Newman, 2001, Battery Gardens, Brixham, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, 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
| SDV362290 | Report - Survey: Phil Newman. 2001. Battery Gardens, Brixham, Devon: An Archaeological Survey. English Heritage. Unknown. 3-4, Appendix 1, Pl. 2, plan. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV44415 | Part of: Fishcombe Point Battery, Brixham (Monument) |
| MDV52993 | Related to: 'The Altmark' in Battery Gardens, Brixham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7848 - Archaeological Survey by Phil Newman
| Date Last Edited: | May 9 2024 4:57PM |
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