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| HER Number: | MDV63219 |
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| Name: | Granite Stone to the north of Salcombe Hill Cliff, Sidmouth |
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Summary
A small granite stone inscribed with an arrow and the number 1826. It was probably a boundary stone indicating a piece of government land on which there was an Admiralty telegraph station.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 138 876 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY18NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SALCOMBE REGIS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY18NW/206
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Moore, K. J., 1999, Archaeological Coastal Survey of the East Devon Coast (Report - Survey). SDV102533.
Small granite stone with an OS benchmark and inscribed with the date 1826
Butler, J., 2000, Travels in Victorian Devon, 52 (Monograph). SDV360682.
Wednesday 28th May 1851. Hutchinson states that 'close to the edge of the cliff there is an acre of ground recently belonging to the crown, on which during Napoleonic times a signal staff and telegraph were erected'. According to Hutchinson the plot of land had been sold subsequently and was used for growing potatoes.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1864 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Small granite stone inscribed with date 1826; has Ordnance Survey benchmark.
SMR.
Collings, T., 2019, Heritage Gateway feedback about Monument ID: MDV63219 (Correspondence). SDV362777.
The stone is unlikely to be a dated OS benchmark; it is not recorded as such on any maps. It is also very unusual for benchmarks to be dated. The broad arrow was a general symbol used on government property to deter theft. Collings suggests that this was a numbered stone, one of several indicating the boundary of a piece of government land on which there was an Admiralty telegraph station. It probably dates to the 1820s.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV102533 | Report - Survey: Moore, K. J.. 1999. Archaeological Coastal Survey of the East Devon Coast. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1864. |
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| SDV360682 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 2000. Travels in Victorian Devon. Travels in Victorian Devon. Hardback Volume. 52. |
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| SDV362777 | Correspondence: Collings, T.. 2019. Heritage Gateway feedback about Monument ID: MDV63219. Heritage Gateway Feedback. Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 25 2019 3:32PM |
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