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| HER Number: | MDV32658 |
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| Name: | Butts and Target on north side of Anchor Wood, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Site of butts and target shown on late 19th century mapping at the western end of a rifle range.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 544 327 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Fremington |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FREMINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SW/79/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TARGET (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Butts and Target marked at the end of a 300 yard long rifle range to the north of Anchor Wood.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Comparison between first and second editions of the Ordnance Survey map show the rifle range to have shifted to the north and west with the target set further to the west.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped features: #87518 ; #87519 ; #87520 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV103655 | Related to: Rifle Range at Anchorwood, Barnstaple (Monument) |
| MDV103656 | Related to: Target on north side of Anchor Wood, Barnstaple (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 22 2013 11:25AM |
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