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HER Number:MDV69492
Name:Gun emplacement below West Mill Tor, Okehampton Hamlets

Summary

Crescent shaped gun emplacement below West Mill Tor

Location

Grid Reference:SX 586 916
Map Sheet:SX59SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishOkehampton Hamlets
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOKEHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX59SE132
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1396589
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/226

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • GUN EMPLACEMENT (Constructed, XX - 1901 AD (Between) to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Halsey, S., 2003, Gun Emplacement (Worksheet). SDV241038.

Circular feature circa 6 metres diameter below 'West Mill Tor' probably a modern mortar emplacement with steep banks. Some stones in the bank are visible above ground level. The feature could be a prehistoric hut circle.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

(24/10/2003) Centred SX 58649163. Two former artillery firing positions on the north flank of West Mill Tor. The sites are marked by two levelled platforms 6.2m in diameter embanked around the lower, north-eastern edges.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV241038Worksheet: Halsey, S.. 2003. Gun Emplacement.
SDV350801Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown.

Associated Monuments

MDV69493Related to: Gun emplacement below West Mill Tor, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)
MDV128711Related to: Military earthworks on saddle between Black Down and West Mill Tor, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)
MDV27790Related to: Target Tramways on West Mill Tor, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
  • EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
  • EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
  • EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

Date Last Edited:Dec 6 2021 2:42PM