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| HER Number: | MDV124705 |
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| Name: | Landing Point, Shipload Bay, Eldern Point, Hartland |
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Summary
Shipload Bay, name is suggestive of boat use (reputedly smuggling). Extensive sandy beach would allow landing compared to surrounding cliffs. Former path leads to site now eroded away.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 247 275 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFSHORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LANDING POINT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 5275 (Interpretation). SDV361978.
Shipload Bay, name is suggestive of boat use (reputedly smuggling). Extensive sandy beach would allow landing compared to surrounding cliffs. Former path leads to site, now eroded away.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 5275. [Mapped feature: #115087 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 25 2019 5:23PM |
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