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| HER Number: | MDV126659 |
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| Name: | Battery observation post in Fort Bovisand, Wembury. |
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Summary
A flat roofed structure with convex south side, visible on aerial photographs taken from the 1940s onwards, has been interpreted as a 19th century battery observation post. A recent extension dominates its west side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 487 507 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX45SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMSTOCK |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BATTERY OBSERVATION POST (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3138-3139 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.
A flat-roofed structure with convex south side is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF 58/2546, RAF/58/2546/PSFO-P1-0376 26-AUG-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351257.
A flat-roofed structure with convex south side is visible.
Pye, A. + Woodward, F., 1996, The Historic Defences of Plymouth, Fig. 110; Fig. 109 (Monograph). SDV167752.
The structure is depicted and annotated as a possible battery observation post.
Historic England, 2014, NMR 29059, NMR 29059_026 13-JUN-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363262.
The structure is visible, but is dominated by a larger extension on its west side.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A flat roofed structure with convex south side, approximately 5 metres square, is visible on aerial photographs taken from the 1940s onwards. Openings in the south side are visible on oblique aerial photographs from 1958 onwards, but by 2014 a larger extension on the west side dominated the structure. It is marked as a possible battery observation post on an interpretative plan (Pye & Woodward 1996) and is likely to date to the 19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV167752 | Monograph: Pye, A. + Woodward, F.. 1996. The Historic Defences of Plymouth. The Historic Defences of Plymouth. A4 Paperback. Fig. 110; Fig. 109. |
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| SDV351151 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2105. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3138-3139 28-MAY-1947. [Mapped feature: #122382 ] |
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| SDV351257 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF 58/2546. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/2546/PSFO-P1-0376 26-AUG-1958. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363262 | Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2014. NMR 29059. Historic England Aerial Photograph. Digital. NMR 29059_026 13-JUN-2014. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 21 2019 1:27PM |
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