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HER Number:MDV1425
Name:BEACON in the Parish of Kentisbeare

Summary

Mardle (or marl) pen or blackborough beacon. See rev. L. Chalk, kentisbeare, 1934, devonshire asscn. , par. Hist 3. Pre-elizabethan. At 274m od (russell).

Location

Grid Reference:ST 093 092
Map Sheet:ST00NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKentisbeare
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishKENTISBEARE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: 188065
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST00NE/6

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BEACON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

1906, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV57028.

"blackborough beacon" and circular enclosure marked on os 6" (1906) map (os).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV57029.

Russell, p. /tda/87(1955)288/fire beacons in devon, appendix a.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV57030.

Osa=st00ne8.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV57032.

Des=slide 20/8/1992 in smr.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV57033.

Des=b/w print 20/8/1992 film no bh26 frame no 17 in smr.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV57034.

Des=os 6"(1906)47sw.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV57035.

Donn, b. /map of devon. Sheet 7a/(1765).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV57036.

Des=map of devon/(1829)/cited by nmr with incomplete reference.


Russell, P. M. G., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV6591.

Mardle (or marl) pen or blackborough beacon. See rev. L. Chalk, kentisbeare, 1934, devonshire asscn. , par. Hist 3. Pre-elizabethan. At 274m od (russell).


Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

Site visit 20th August 1992. Summit of hill enclosed with a circular bank. Enclosed area fenced off from rest of hill and becoming overgrown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV324187Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.
SDV57028Migrated Record: 1906.
SDV57029Migrated Record:
SDV57030Migrated Record:
SDV57032Migrated Record:
SDV57033Migrated Record:
SDV57034Migrated Record:
SDV57035Migrated Record:
SDV57036Migrated Record:
SDV6591Migrated Record: Russell, P. M. G..

Associated Monuments

MDV1880Related to: Culmstock Beacon (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 14 2018 4:39PM