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| HER Number: | MDV6152 |
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| Name: | Beacon on Meldon Hill |
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Summary
Beacon on meldon hill.377m above sea level. "the traditional place for beacons in this parish" (mr f. M. Osborne). The hill has a very wide command. Elizabethan.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 696 862 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/32
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEACON (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 285, Appendix A (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
Beacon on Meldon Hill, 377m above sea level. "The traditional place for beacons in this parish" (mr F. M. Osborne). The hill has a very wide command. Elizabethan.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 285, Appendix A. |
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Associated Monuments
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| MDV8442 | Related to: Bowden Beacon; possible site (Monument) |
| MDV7977 | Related to: Buckland Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV13169 | Related to: Butterdon Hill Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV7823 | Related to: Medieval fire beacon, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV2387 | Related to: Rowber Beacon, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV2388 | Related to: Shaugh Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV7956 | Related to: Site of a Beacon on Brent Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 13 2021 12:51PM |
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