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Summary

Summit of capstone hill. Oldest print recorded for town, dating from 1774, shows signal post of some description. Os 1:500 map of 1889 depicts one, but on 1903 revision of 1:2500 os map this has been replaced by a coastguard lookout and semaphore.1946 ap shows a low hollow structure which has not been identified. Remote possibility this was site of henrician fort of 'ilfracombe castle', but unlikely. Nor likely to have been prehistoric activity, due to proximity of cliff castle at hillsborough (ea).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54NW/152

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SIGNAL POST (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV69929.

Des=ea/ilfracombe seafront enhancement: assessment of archaeological and historic landscape interest/(1996) 8/(ea report 96.47).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.

Summit of capstone hill. Oldest print recorded for town, dating from 1774, shows signal post of some description. Os 1:500 map of 1889 depicts one, but on 1903 revision of 1:2500 os map this has been replaced by a coastguard lookout and semaphore.1946 ap shows a low hollow structure which has not been identified. Remote possibility this was site of henrician fort of 'ilfracombe castle', but unlikely. Nor likely to have been prehistoric activity, due to proximity of cliff castle at hillsborough (ea).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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