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Summary

A semaphore post is marked in the south-east corner of Half Moon Battery on the 1904-6 Ordnance Survey map.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1017322: Berry Head Fort and battery and Hardy's Head Battery

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SEMAPHORE STATION (XIX to Edwardian - 1880 AD (Between) to 1906 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

A semaphore post (S.P) is marked in the south-east corner of Half Moon Battery on the 1904-6 Ordnance Survey map.

Pye, A.R., 1989, Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Assessment, 14 (Report - Assessment). SDV362497.

A semaphore is marked in the SE corner of Half Moon Battery in 1906.

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).
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

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