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| HER Number: | MDV237 |
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| Name: | Well at Morte Point, Morthoe |
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Summary
Down the slope of Morte Point is a spring once regarded as beneficial to weak eyes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 442 455 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Mortehoe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS44NW/33
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Brown, T., 1959, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, III, 36 (Article in Serial). SDV60158.
Down the slope of Morte Point is a spring once regarded as beneficial to weak eyes.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SS44NW1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV91643.
Down the slope of Morte Point is a spring once regarded as beneficial to weak eyes. Listed as a holy or notable well (information derived from article in Transactions of Devonshire Association 91, 1959, 36).
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1598 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Down the slope of Morte Point is a spring once regarded as beneficial to weak eyes.
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, No. 44 (Interpretation). SDV361978.
Position is unlikely (currently on ITZ bedrock). Two springs are mapped circa 1km east-northeast and 700 m east-southeast. The site could relate to these or another unmarked spring.
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. 1598. |
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| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. No. 44. |
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| SDV60158 | Article in Serial: Brown, T.. 1959. Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, III. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 91. A5 Hardback. 36. |
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| SDV91643 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SS44NW1. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. [Mapped feature: #12557 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 9 2019 3:59PM |
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