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| HER Number: | MDV43573 |
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| Name: | Blockhouse at Renney Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
Site of one of three blockhouses built around perimeter of Renney Battery in 1914.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 494 489 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX44NE/3/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BLOCKHOUSE (Built, World War I - 1914 AD to 1914 AD)
Full description
Pye, A. R., 1991, Plymouth Defences Survey (Un-published). SDV145577.
Site visit 12th December 1991. Site of blockhouse; one of three built around the perimeter of Renney Battery in 1914 for local defence; all three connected by an 'unclimbable fence'. Demolished, probably within last decade. Marked, together with fence on 1963 1:2500 OS (plan SX4948).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145577 | Un-published: Pye, A. R.. 1991. Plymouth Defences Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. [Mapped feature: #91756 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13723 | Part of: Renney Battery, Wembury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 31 2023 2:49PM |
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