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| HER Number: | MDV3173 |
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| Name: | Beacon at High Willhays |
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Summary
Possible structure at High Willhays described by Page in 1895 as being like a 'low, round tower', although he later describes it as a fire beacon. Crossing (1912) does not agree.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 580 891 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/6
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEACON (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1750 AD to 1950 AD (Between))
- (Former Type) TOWER? (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1751 AD to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
DARTMOOR,P.68, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV254468.
High Willhays, 621 metres above sea level. J. W. L. Page (Dartmoor, p68) says that south of Yes Tor at High Willhays, is an object like a low round tower. Later he refers to it as "the prominent fire beacon", but Crossing (p61) believes that the tower is the work of the Ordnance Survey people.
Page, J. L. W., 1895, An Exploration of Dartmoor and its Antiquities, with some account of its borders, with some account of its borders, 68 (Monograph). SDV344985.
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor (Monograph). SDV320981.
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 278, Appendix A (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV254468 | Migrated Record: DARTMOOR,P.68. |
| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. |
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| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 278, Appendix A. |
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| SDV344985 | Monograph: Page, J. L. W.. 1895. An Exploration of Dartmoor and its Antiquities, with some account of its borders, with some account of its borders. An Exploration of Dartmoor and its Antiquities. Unknown. 68. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4816 | Related to: Beacon east of West Mill Tor (Monument) |
| MDV64246 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of Bridford (Monument) |
| MDV9508 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of Bridford (Monument) |
| MDV8474 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of Cheriton Bishop (Monument) |
| MDV13811 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of Hennock (Monument) |
| MDV6883 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV6152 | Related to: Beacon on Meldon Hill (Monument) |
| MDV7977 | Related to: Buckland Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV13169 | Related to: Butterdon Hill Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV7823 | Related to: Medieval fire beacon, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV2387 | Related to: Rowber Beacon, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV2388 | Related to: Shaugh Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV7956 | Related to: Site of a Beacon on Brent Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 13 2021 1:08PM |
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