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| HER Number: | MDV48760 |
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| Name: | Boundary wall and bridge north of Bovisand Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
A late-19th century boundary wall enclosing Bovisand Battery, is visible as a linear structure on aerial photographs taken from the 1940s onwards. It does not appear to have had a direct defensive function. Its physical relationship with the bridge across the ditch to the east is not clear.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 488 507 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX45SE |
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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 | PLYMSTOCK |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX45SE/447/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY WALL (XIX - 1872 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV160814.
Des=plymouth fortress survey/pye, a.(1992)/copy and plan in smr.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3138-3139 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.
A linear structure is visible.
PLYMOUTH FORTRESS SURVEY, 1992, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV27236.
Vis=-/2/1992 (pye) after 1872 the whole battery was enclosed by a boundary wall to the n. Built around rear of the battery; not shown on map of 1872. Rubble limestone; of no obvious defensive purpose - would have provided shelter for attackers. Blocked gateway at east end. Adjoining wall to w of watchhouse is a small brick shed, probably a toilet (plymouth fortress survey).
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX4850 15-MAY-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
A linear structure is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A linear structure, less than a metre wide, is visible to the north of Bovisand Battery on aerial photographs taken from the 1940s onwards. It appears to be a boundary wall enclosing the battery, constructed in the late-19th century but does not appear to have a clear defensive purpose. It may abut the bridge that crosses the ditch to the east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV160814 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV27236 | Migrated Record: PLYMOUTH FORTRESS SURVEY. 1992. |
| SDV351151 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2105. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3138-3139 28-MAY-1947. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX4850 15-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #122376 Previously recorded as a point at SX48815076., ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV17323 | Part of: Fort Bovisand, Wembury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 21 2019 4:25PM |
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