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| HER Number: | MDV16898 |
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| Name: | Horsey Island Fish Weir |
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Summary
Braunton Tithe Map shows a fish weir to the south-east of Braunton Marsh. Possibly relates to fish weirs numbered 5 and 6 on Denham map of 1832.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 472 333 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Heanton Punchardon |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEANTON PUNCHARDON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/38
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Unknown, 1982, Untitled Source (Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry). SDV342250.
Braunton Tithe Map, circa 1840, shows a fish weir to the south-east of Braunton Marsh. May be incorporated in existing field boundary on Horsey Island as shown on modern Ordnance Survey map.
Humphreys, C. + Mandry, A., 2001, Fish Traps Project, 4-7 (Article in Serial). SDV342249.
Possibly number 5 or 6 in list of fish weirs recorded as shipping hazards on 19th century charts. No longer extant.
Preece, C., 2002, Fish Weirs: As Irritating As Traffic Cones, 9-12 (Article in Serial). SDV342210.
Extract from Denham map of 1832. The fishweirs are chevron-like features numbered 1-18. Numbers 5 and 6 are located between the sea bank and Horsey Island.
Preece, C., 2005, A Conflict of Interests: the Fish Traps of the Taw and Torridge Estuaries, 148 (Article in Serial). SDV342251.
Horsey Island A and B, initially thought to be 2 weirs. However B is shown pointing downstream on the composite Denham chart, and may have been a 'reverse' weir, combined with A to form a pool to trap a larger number of fish. Unfortunately both structures are now buried beneath the land reclamation of Horsey Island. Other details: Figures 3, 10.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment (Report - Assessment). SDV342125.
Other details: WA 67.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1497 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Braunton tithe map shows fish weir to south-east of Braunton Marsh. May be incorporated in existing field boundary on Horsey Island as shown on modern os map. 3 weirs recorded at Horsey Island on chart of 1832 by Denham.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 1497. |
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| SDV342125 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 67300.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV342210 | Article in Serial: Preece, C.. 2002. Fish Weirs: As Irritating As Traffic Cones. North Devon Archaeological Society Newsletter. 4. A5 Unbound. 9-12. |
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| SDV342249 | Article in Serial: Humphreys, C. + Mandry, A.. 2001. Fish Traps Project. North Devon Archaeological Society Newsletter. A5 Unbound. 4-7. |
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| SDV342250 | Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry: Unknown. 1982. |
| SDV342251 | Article in Serial: Preece, C.. 2005. A Conflict of Interests: the Fish Traps of the Taw and Torridge Estuaries. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 63. Paperback Volume. 148. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV66205 | Related to: Fish Weir at Horsey Island, Heanton Punchardon (Monument) |
| MDV66206 | Related to: Fish Weir at Horsey Island, Heaton Punchardon (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4490 - RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 5 2021 12:54PM |
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