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| HER Number: | MDV2746 |
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| Name: | Beacon on Belland Moor 770 metres north-east of Belland |
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Summary
Beacon. Possibly a fire beacon. May utilise an earlier barrow.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 360 970 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX39NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tetcott |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TETCOTT |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX39NE/3
- Old SAM Ref: 34274
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEACON (Lower Palaeolithic to Post Medieval - 698000 BC to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, 3G/TUD/UK/138 5094 (Aerial Photograph). SDV339281.
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 261, 278 (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
Fire beacon on Belland Moor.170 metres above sea level. Judging by the maps the ancient name of this height would be Blag-don, Blag meaning boundary .
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1974 - 1977, SX39NE10 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV339280.
Visited 12/2/1974. The position of the beacon lies in an area of dense scrub below a hill crest. A circular rise circa 20 metres in diameter and 0.3 metre high, cut by a track and composed of a high proportion of stone may be a barrow utilised as a beacon mound. No evidence of burning, yet excellent long range visibility.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
Field shown under cultivation.
Devon County Council, 2000, Fire Beacons: Warning Signals across the Countryside (Monograph). SDV320945.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2001, Beacon on Belland Moor 770m north east of Belland (Schedule Document). SDV339282.
Beacon on Belland Moor 770 metres north-east of Belland.
Diameter 20.9 metres, height 0.5 metre. Linear depression across centre, in approx east to west direction, 4 metres wide and 0.2 metre deep, is probably the remains of a field track.
English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011: South West, 116 (Report - non-specific). SDV355280.
Generally unsatisfactory with major localised problems. Declining. Principal vulnerability arable ploughing.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV320945 | Monograph: Devon County Council. 2000. Fire Beacons: Warning Signals across the Countryside. Fire Beacons: Warning Signals across the Countryside. A4 Unbound. |
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| SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 261, 278. |
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| SDV339280 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1974 - 1977. SX39NE10. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV339281 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. 3G/TUD/UK/138 5094. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV339282 | Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2001. Beacon on Belland Moor 770m north east of Belland. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV355280 | Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2011. Heritage at Risk Register 2011: South West. english Heritage. Digital. 116. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 8 2014 8:02AM |
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