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| HER Number: | MDV4816 |
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| Name: | Beacon east of West Mill Tor |
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Summary
Beacon down.457m. Above sea level. Burnet morris index and 1 inch o. S. Two miles due south of okehampton on a track running south.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 595 908 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/10
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEACON (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1750 AD? to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
1965, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219345.
Beacon down.457m. Above sea level. Burnet morris index and 1 inch o. S. Two miles due south of okehampton on a track running south. 'beacon down hill' + 'beacon down cross' at ngr sx56859465 are shown on os (1965) 1:10560 map (richards).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219347.
Des=devon county council/fire beacons: warning signals across the countryside/(2000)/copy in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219348.
Des=richards, a.(dcc)/as above.
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 278 (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219345 | Migrated Record: 1965. |
| SDV219347 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV219348 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 278. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3173 | Related to: Beacon at High Willhays (Monument) |
| MDV64246 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of Bridford (Monument) |
| MDV9508 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of Bridford (Monument) |
| MDV8474 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of Cheriton Bishop (Monument) |
| MDV6883 | Related to: BEACON in the Parish of South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV6152 | Related to: Beacon on Meldon Hill (Monument) |
| MDV8442 | Related to: Bowden Beacon; possible site (Monument) |
| MDV7977 | Related to: Buckland Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV13169 | Related to: Butterdon Hill Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV7823 | Related to: Medieval fire beacon, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV2387 | Related to: Rowber Beacon, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV2388 | Related to: Shaugh Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV7956 | Related to: Site of a Beacon on Brent Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 13 2021 12:42PM |
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