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HER Number:MDV36043
Name:Beacon to east of South Battisborough, Holbeton

Summary

Fields named as Great and Little Beacon on the mid 19th century Holbeton Tithe Apportionment. The site occupies a prominent position on the crest of a knoll.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 602 475
Map Sheet:SX64NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHolbeton
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHOLBETON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: 441036
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64NW/28

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BEACON (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

TITHE MAP CITED BY OS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV166868.

A c 2 hectare field is named 'little beacon' on the tithe award. It occupies a prominent position on the crest of a knoll at 84m (tithe map cited by os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV166869.

Des=tithe map and award/(1839)no 380.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV166870.

Osa=sx64nw22.

Collings, A., 20/03/2014, South Hams Beacons (Un-published). SDV357109.

Little and Great Beacon, tithe apportionment 380–381; in Battisborough tithing?

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV166868Migrated Record: TITHE MAP CITED BY OS.
SDV166869Migrated Record:
SDV166870Migrated Record:
SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #88876 ]
SDV357109Un-published: Collings, A.. 20/03/2014. South Hams Beacons. List of Beacons in the South Hams. Digital.
SDV357736Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 14 2022 11:46AM