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| HER Number: | MDV134891 |
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| Name: | Signal staff or flagstaff in Berry Head Fort No. 3, Brixham |
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Summary
A possible signal staff or flagstaff is marked on the 1838 Tithe Map and on the 1869 first edition 6 inch map, on the site of the later lighthouse. A flagstaff is subsequently marked on the 1904-6 Ordnance Survey map at the eastern end of the headland.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 947 565 |
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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
- FLAGPOLE (XIX to Edwardian - 1801 AD (Between) to 1906 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
A flagstaff (F.S) is marked at the eastern end of Berry Head.
Pye, A.R., 1989, Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Assessment, 14 (Report - Assessment). SDV362497.
A possible signal staff or flagstaff is marked on the 1838 Tithe Map and on the 1869 first edition 6in map, on the site of the later lighthouse.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142492 ] |
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| SDV362497 | Report - Assessment: Pye, A.R.. 1989. Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Assessment. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. EMAFU 89.04. Hardcopy + Digital. 14. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7834 - Archaeological Assessment of the Berry Head Forts
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2024 7:58AM |
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