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| HER Number: | MDV37679 |
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| Name: | Cornborough Watch Tower, Abbotsham |
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Summary
Watch tower, dated 1750. Built on cliff with semi-circular headed windows.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 417 282 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbotsham |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTSHAM |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Cornborough Watch Tower. 18th or 19th century watch tower or summer house and Cornborough Quarry. Earthworks of quarries dating to the 19th century or earlier
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/145
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATCH TOWER (Dated, XVIII - 1750 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
ACV, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV9054.
Watch tower, dated 1750. Built on cliff with semi-circular headed windows. Listed grade iii (doe 1958). Vis=not included in new doe lists of 1988 (acv).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9055.
Doe/hhr:bideford rd/(20/2/1958)2.
Goodwin, N. D., 1989, Watch Tower at Cornborough (Worksheet). SDV358646.
Tower not visited and permission not given. Major Lomas said it was originally built as a gazebo.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 293 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Watch tower, dated 1750 (?). Built on cliff. Formerly Listed grade III but not included in 1988 listings (HER). 'Cornborough Watch Tower' on 1905 OS map; shown as 'Summer House (Ruin)' on OS 1889. Not on c. 1840 TM so a 1750 date is unlikely.
RPS Planning & Development, 2013, Atlantic Array Offshore Wind Farm. Enviornmental Statement Volume 4. Annex 8.2: Desk Based Assessment, 13, 23: Site 24 (Report - Assessment). SDV357386.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339712 | Report - 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. 293. |
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| SDV357386 | Report - Assessment: RPS Planning & Development. 2013. Atlantic Array Offshore Wind Farm. Enviornmental Statement Volume 4. Annex 8.2: Desk Based Assessment. RWE Npower Renewables. 6.4.8.2. Digital. 13, 23: Site 24. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #89577 ] |
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| SDV358646 | Worksheet: Goodwin, N. D.. 1989. Watch Tower at Cornborough. Devon County Sites and Monuments Register. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV9054 | Report - Survey: ACV. |
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| SDV9055 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV131057 | Related to: Cornborough Farmstead, Abbotsham (Monument) |
| MDV131056 | Related to: Former quarry near Cornborough Watch Tower, Abbotsham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2021 10:32AM |
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