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| HER Number: | MDV58892 |
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| Name: | Coastal Defence Platform, Jenny's Cove, Lundy |
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Summary
Revetted platform half way up the cliff above Jenny's Cove.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 132 458 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS14NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lundy |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NEWTON ST.PETROCK |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS14NW/224
- Old SAM Ref: 27643
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PLATFORM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
National Trust, 1998, The National Trust Sites and Monuments Record. Compressed Site Reports. Lundy. SMR Sites Nos 108151-108350, 108223 (Report - non-specific). SDV344717.
A revetted platform situated halfway down the cliff face, directly below the Cheeses. It is roughly square in shape and drystone work is clearly visible on the north side. This and another platform to the north-west dominate a landing place in Jenny's Cove. These platforms are considered to be the remains of gun batteries or lookouts which were once part of the historic coastal defence of the island.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1998, The Southern of Two Coastal Defence Platforms above Jenny's Cove, Lundy (Schedule Document). SDV344720.
The southern of two coastal defence platforms above Jenny's Cove. Includes a revetted platform half-way up the cliff on the northern isde of Jenny's Cove. It lies some 50 metres south-west of another platform which is the subject of separate scheduling. Both appear to have been constructed as coastal defensive batteries for musketeers. Both overlook the landing beach and parth up from Jenny's Cove. The platform is square and measures 6 metres by 6 metres with the northern side built up with drystone granite wallling and smaller walls on the south and west sides. The platform is built against the cliff.
National Trust, 2002, The Archaeology and Landscape of Lundy: A Field Guide (Monograph). SDV7235.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #96208 ] |
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| SDV344717 | Report - non-specific: National Trust. 1998. The National Trust Sites and Monuments Record. Compressed Site Reports. Lundy. SMR Sites Nos 108151-108350. The National Trust Sites and Monuments Record. A4 Stapled + Digital. 108223. |
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| SDV344720 | Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1998. The Southern of Two Coastal Defence Platforms above Jenny's Cove, Lundy. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV7235 | Monograph: National Trust. 2002. The Archaeology and Landscape of Lundy: A Field Guide. The Archaeology and Landscape of Lundy: A Field Guide. A5 Paperback. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27 | Related to: Coastal Defence Platform, Jenny's Cove, Lundy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 23 2010 11:57AM |
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