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HER Number: | MDV74521 |
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Name: | Forches Green, Halsinger |
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Summary
Possible site of gallows, at a fork in the road south west of Beara Down Cross, indicated by place name.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 517 385 |
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Map Sheet: | SS53NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Braunton |
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District | North Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GALLOWS (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, Archaeological Assessment (Revised) of proposed Wind Farm at Fullabrook, North Devon, 10 (Report - Assessment). SDV340799.
The place-name 'Forches Green' may indicate communal rights, and possibly also a gallows site at the road fork. Other details: Site 56.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV340799 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. Archaeological Assessment (Revised) of proposed Wind Farm at Fullabrook, North Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 05.06. A4 Stapled + Digital. 10. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4404 - Archaeological Assessment (Revised) of Proposed Wind Farm at Fullabrook, North Devon
Date Last Edited: | Sep 25 2008 8:45AM |
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