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HER Number: | MDV63575 |
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Name: | Artillery emplacements on Barn Hill, Whitchurch |
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Summary
Evidence of 19th century granite cutting is scattered over much of Barn Hill and consists of large, sharply-cut granite slabs with holes along the cut edge and usually located within a hollow.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 535 749 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Northern section of the leat that served the medieval manor houses of Grimstone and Sortridge
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NW158
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1359058
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/158
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 22234
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE (World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
- SLIT TRENCH (World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 1994, Fieldwork and survey at Beckamoor Combe 1994, 9-10 (Article in Serial). SDV236243.
Evidence of 19th century granite cutting is scattered over much of Barn Hill and consists of large, sharply-cut granite slabs with holes along the cut edge and usually located within a hollow.
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 19/10/2021 (Website). SDV364039.
SX 5350 7490. An area used for military training during World War II. The remains of four artillery emplacements, two mortar emplacements and a number of slit trenches survive. Scheduled Monument Notification, 07/03/2002.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV236243 | Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1994. Fieldwork and survey at Beckamoor Combe 1994. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 7. Unknown. 9-10. |
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SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 19/10/2021. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV25903 | Related to: Beckamoor Combe tin streamwork (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Oct 17 2023 4:09PM |
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