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| HER Number: | MDV49100 |
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| Name: | Inhumation Burials at Paradise Point |
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Summary
Five skeletons were recovered by workmen building the foundations of Ravensbury (renamed Paradise Point) in 1885, and a further two in the grounds in 1970, exact locations not known.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 881 504 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmouth |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.SAVIOURS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85SE/305
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- INHUMATION (Unknown date)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
Ravensbury shown as a large house on a promontary above Warfleet Creek, with gardens extending along the cliff top to the north-west overlooking the River Dart.
Freeman, R., 1985, Diary of an Unofficial Archaeological Dig, Haven Lights, Castle Road, Dartmouth (Un-published). SDV341413.
Freeman, R., 1985, Post-medieval burials near Dartmouth Castle, 131-4 (Article in Serial). SDV341410.
In 1885 workmen building the foundations of 'Ravensbury' were reported in local paper to have found five skeletons, then thought to be plague victims from a Dutch ship that had been refused entry to the town (? in the 17th century). The remains of two further skeletons are reported to have been found in the grounds of Ravensbury in 1970, when a new house was being built.
Batty, M., 2003, South Devon Coast Path Project: a study of the archaeology along the coast path in the South Hams from Staddon Heights to Sharkham Point, 85 (Un-published). SDV336214.
Skeletons found when building foundations.
Ordnance Survey, 2008, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV340009.
Ravensbury is shown as 'Paradise Point'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336214 | Un-published: Batty, M.. 2003. South Devon Coast Path Project: a study of the archaeology along the coast path in the South Hams from Staddon Heights to Sharkham Point. Mixed Archive Material. 85. |
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| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV340009 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2008. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Digital. |
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| SDV341410 | Article in Serial: Freeman, R.. 1985. Post-medieval burials near Dartmouth Castle. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 43. Paperback Volume. 131-4. |
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| SDV341413 | Un-published: Freeman, R.. 1985. Diary of an Unofficial Archaeological Dig, Haven Lights, Castle Road, Dartmouth. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 2 2013 3:35PM |
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