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HER Number:MDV48751
Name:Military Ditch at Bovisand Fort

Summary

Site of 19th century military ditch at Bovisand Fort

Location

Grid Reference:SX 488 507
Map Sheet:SX45SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWembury
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishPLYMSTOCK

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX45SE/443/3

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DITCH (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV161645.

Des=plymouth fortress survey/pye, a.(1992)/copy in smr.

PLYMOUTH FORTRESS SURVEY, 1992, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV27236.

Vis=-/1/1992 (pye) 1860's ditch protects e side of bovisand fort and forms s end of ditch encircling the staddon heights position. Rock-cut though the counter-scarp here is of masonry (plymouth fortress survey).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV161645Migrated Record:
SDV27236Migrated Record: PLYMOUTH FORTRESS SURVEY. 1992.

Associated Monuments

MDV51693Part of: Military ditch at Staddon Heights, Wembury (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 8 2019 3:03PM