HeritageGateway - Home
Site Map
Text size: A A A
You are here: Home > > > > Devon & Dartmoor HER Result
Devon & Dartmoor HERPrintable version | About Devon & Dartmoor HER | Visit Devon & Dartmoor HER online...

See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.


HER Number:MDV64426
Name:Seven Brethren Bank, Barnstaple

Summary

Floodbank constructed as part of a reclamation scheme circa 1760. Originally constructed of earth it was raised and reinforced with stone facing after being breached in January 1863.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 560 323
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBarnstaple
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBARNSTAPLE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/623

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Collings, A. G., 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Tarka Tennis Centre, Seven Brethren Bank, Barnstaple (Report - Assessment). SDV336154.

Floodbank constructed as part of a reclamation scheme circa 1760. Originally constructed of earth it was raised and reinforced with stone facing after being breached in January 1863.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Lewis, D., Sept 2011, Land at Larkbear, Barnstaple: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment, 12 (Report - Assessment). SDV352261.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336154Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G.. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Tarka Tennis Centre, Seven Brethren Bank, Barnstaple. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.04. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #97570 ]
SDV352261Report - Assessment: Lewis, D.. Sept 2011. Land at Larkbear, Barnstaple: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. The Environmental Dimension Partnership (EDP). H_EDP1340_01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 24 2021 10:43AM