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HER Number: | MDV44415 |
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Name: | BATTERY in the Parish of |
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Summary - not yet available
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 921 569 |
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Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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Civil Parish | Brixham |
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Civil Parish | Torbay |
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District | Torbay |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95NW/93/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BATTERY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
1933, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316033.
"battery ground" marked on os 6" provisional (1933) map (os).
PYE + SLATER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316034.
Fishcombe point battery.1779-80, 1794-5. Located in the present "battery gardens". No obvious remnants remain since the area was extensively remodelled in the 1940s when heavy batteries (brixham fort) were built into the hillside. The most likely site is a semi circular platform at the front of one of these 1940s batteries (at above ngr), which has the remnants of a low bank around its n side. No evidence of gun platforms or limestone parapet found. In 1780-83 its armament was 5 20 or 24-pounder cannon, and in 1795-1817 5 24 or 32-pounders. Although there were emplacements for 5 guns, in 1811 only 4 were in place (pye and slater).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316035.
Des=os 6" provisional(1933)122sw.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316036.
Pye, a. R. + slater, w. D. /berry headfort, brixham. An archaeological survey/ (1990)26/(emafu report 90.10).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV316033 | Migrated Record: 1933. |
SDV316034 | Migrated Record: PYE + SLATER. |
SDV316035 | Migrated Record: |
SDV316036 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
MDV123787 | Related to: Battery Gardens, Brixham: Furzdon/Fishcombe Battery (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | May 11 2017 12:00AM |
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