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| HER Number: | MDV134890 |
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| Name: | Middens by the south musketry wall at Berry Head Fort No. 3, Brixham |
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Summary
The site of rubbish dumps downslope of the musketry wall on the south side of the fort.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 943 564 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MIDDEN (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Pye, A.R., 1989, Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Assessment, 1, 34, Fig. 18 No. 13 (Report - Assessment). SDV362497.
The rubbish dumps downslope of the musketry wall on the south side of the fort were excavated by the Brixham Museum and History Society in the 1970s. The finds are mostly with Brixham Museum but the excavation results have never been published.
Riley, H., 2023, Berry Head Fort, Hardy’s Head Battery & The Old Redoubt, Torbay, Devon. PAI Implementation Plan for Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme, 17 (Report - Survey). SDV365956.
Nineteenth century rubbish dumps to the south of the musketry wall and part of a drainage system were excavated by the Brixham Museum and History Society in the 1970s. There were further excavations in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV362497 | Report - Assessment: Pye, A.R.. 1989. Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Assessment. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. EMAFU 89.04. Hardcopy + Digital. 1, 34, Fig. 18 No. 13. [Mapped feature: #142491 Map object approximate (the figure giving the location is missing from the HER digital copy), ] |
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| SDV365956 | Report - Survey: Riley, H.. 2023. Berry Head Fort, Hardy’s Head Battery & The Old Redoubt, Torbay, Devon. PAI Implementation Plan for Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Hazel Riley. Digital. 17. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7834 - Archaeological Assessment of the Berry Head Forts
- EDV9033 - Assessment of Berry Head Fort, Hardy’s Head Battery and The Old Redoubt, Torbay, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2024 9:14AM |
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