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Summary

The butts of the 19th century shooting range on Berry Head Common are still visible. The range was used by Brixham Artillery volunteers. Shooting positions are known but not visible.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1021430: The Old Redoubt and later Victorian Rifle Range Target, 540m south west of Berry Head Fort

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95NW/56
• Torbay HER: MTO20090

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BUTTS (XIX - 1865 AD (Between) to 1886 AD (Between))

Full description

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

'Targets' marked at the southern end of the rifle range.

Hawkins, M.R., 1973, Berry Head Management Plan, Zone E (Ec) (Report - Interim). SDV362518.

The butts of the 19th century shooting range on Berry Head Common are still visible. The range was used by Brixham Artillery volunteers. Shooting positions are known but not visible.

Pye, A.R., 1989, Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Assessment, 13, 38 (Report - Assessment). SDV362497.

The butts (firing positions) of a rifle range are shown on the 1906 Ordnance Survey map at 200 and 300 yards. These were apparently removed in the 1970s. The rifle range dates to between 1865 (it is not shown on the Ordnance Survey map of this date) and 1886, when access to and use of it was stipulated in the deed of sale of the common and forts to Hogg. It went out of use between l906 and l938.

Pye, A.R. & Slater, W.D., 1990, Berry Head Fort, Brixham, An Archaeological Survey, 8 (Report - Survey). SDV362493.

The rifle range was established between 1865-1886.

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: #128677 ]
SDV362493	Report - Survey: Pye, A.R. & Slater, W.D.. 1990. Berry Head Fort, Brixham, An Archaeological Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. EMAFU 90.10. Hardcopy + Digital. 8.
	Linked documents:1
SDV362497	Report - Assessment: Pye, A.R.. 1989. Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Assessment. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. EMAFU 89.04. Hardcopy + Digital. 13, 38.
	Linked documents:1
SDV362518	Report - Interim: Hawkins, M.R.. 1973. Berry Head Management Plan. Parks Committee of the County Borough of Torbay. Zone E (Ec).

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7834 - Archaeological Assessment of the Berry Head Forts
• EDV7835 - Archaeological Survey of the Berry Head Forts

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