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HER Number:MDV34008
Name:Signal Station above Hartland Point

Summary

Signal station above Hartland Point built at the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century. Now a coastguard station.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 231 275
Map Sheet:SS22NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/14

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SIGNAL STATION (Built, XIX to XX - 1880 AD to 1906 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Signal Station' marked on 1904-1906 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, comprising a porched rectangular building in a square yard with a semaphore and flag pole.


Ordnance Survey, 1906, 17NW (Cartographic). SDV8162.


Ordnance Survey, 1964, SS22NW (Cartographic). SDV341618.

Station shown but not marked on 1964 6 inch map.


Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 388 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.


Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.

Now a coastguard station.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #88154 ]
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. 388.
SDV341569Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital.
SDV341618Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1964. SS22NW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper).
SDV8162Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 17NW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 14 2015 3:51PM