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HER Number:MDV237
Name:Well at Morte Point, Morthoe

Summary

Down the slope of Morte Point is a spring once regarded as beneficial to weak eyes.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 442 455
Map Sheet:SS44NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMortehoe
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMORTEHOE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS44NW/33

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WELL (Unknown date)

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

SDV339712Report - 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.
SDV361978Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. No. 44.
SDV60158Article in Serial: Brown, T.. 1959. Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, III. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 91. A5 Hardback. 36.
SDV91643Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SS44NW1. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. [Mapped feature: #12557 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 9 2019 3:59PM