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HER Number:MDV19468
Name:BEACON in the Parish of Chivelstone

Summary

Slight earthworks inland from Prawle point

Location

Grid Reference:SX 777 359
Map Sheet:SX73NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishChivelstone
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCHIVELSTONE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NE/29

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BEACON (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Medieval - 698000 BC to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Wall, J. C., 1906, Ancient Earthworks, 576 (Article in Monograph). SDV341465.

Slight remains of entrenchments lie inland from Prawle Point. (No other details given. Could be referring to one of the many beacons nearby).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341465Article in Monograph: Wall, J. C.. 1906. Ancient Earthworks. Victoria History of the County of Devon. Hardback Volume. 576.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM