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HER Number:MDV58161
Name:Old Quay, Woolfardisworthy

Summary

Masonry platforms on the beach may represent a quay which was in existence in the Elizabethan period.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 354 237
Map Sheet:SS32SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishParkham
Civil ParishWoolfardisworthy (North Devon)
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishPARKHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS32SE/56

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUAY (XVI - 1501 AD to 1600 AD)

Full description

Hubbard-Fielder, D., 1980, The Story of Bucks Mills and Bucks Cross (Monograph). SDV4804.

Nix, M. + Meyers, M. R., 1982, Untitled Source (Monograph). SDV336589.

Brown, S., 1997, Bucks Mills Limekiln Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV340062.

'Old Quay'. Masonry mooring platforms on the beach. The most substantial and earliest of which forms an apron on the seaward side of the western limekiln, and is known as the Old Quay. Davy (in Hubbard-Fielder) refers to Rchard Cole's 'Old Quay' being in existence in Elizabethan times.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 342 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Masonry mooring platforms on beach. The most substantial and earliest forms apron on seaward side of W limekiln, and known as 'The Old Quay'. There is a reference to Richard Coles 'Old Quay' existing in Elizabethan times.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336589Monograph: Nix, M. + Meyers, M. R.. 1982. Hartland Quay - The Story of a Vanished Port. Unknown.
SDV339712Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 342.
SDV340062Report - Survey: Brown, S.. 1997. Bucks Mills Limekiln Archaeological Survey. Stewart Brown Associates. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV4804Monograph: Hubbard-Fielder, D.. 1980. The Story of Bucks Mills and Bucks Cross. The Story of Bucks Mills and Bucks Cross. Unknown.

Associated Monuments

MDV75398Related to: Old Quay Point, Woolfardisworthy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 13 2026 10:20AM