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| HER Number: | MDV28434 |
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| Name: | Signal Station to the northeast of Coleton |
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Summary
19th century Admiralty signal station on the site of Trinity Chapel to the northeast of Coleton
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 909 512 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingswear |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KINGSWEAR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95SW/25/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SIGNAL STATION (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX95SW5 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV339377.
Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica, 154 (Monograph). SDV323771.
An Admiralty signal station was situated on the site of Trinity Chapel..
Russell, P. + Yorke, G., 1953, Kingswear and its Neighbourhood, 74 (Article in Serial). SDV176862.
In "eighteen hundred and war time" an Admiralty signal station was situated at this location which was replaced by a radar station in the 20th century.
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 295 (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
Admiralty flag station at Coleton farm in use in 1800. Other details: Appendix B.
National Trust, 1984, East Dart, Devon, 11 (Report - Survey). SDV338477.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV176862 | Article in Serial: Russell, P. + Yorke, G.. 1953. Kingswear and its Neighbourhood. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 85. A5 Hardback. 74. |
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| SDV323771 | Monograph: Lysons, D. + Lysons, S.. 1822. Magna Britannica. Magna Britannica: A Concise Topographical Account of The Several Counties o. 6: Devonshire. Unknown. 154. |
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| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 295. |
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| SDV338477 | Report - Survey: National Trust. 1984. East Dart, Devon. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 11. |
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| SDV339377 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX95SW5. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28435 | Related to: RAF Kingswear: Radar Station to the northeast of Coleton Barton Cottages (Monument) |
| MDV28433 | Related to: Trinity Chapel (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 6 2009 2:40PM |
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