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| HER Number: | MDV78621 |
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| Name: | Ship's Timber Gate Post North of Soar Mill Cove |
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Summary
Large wooden post believed to come from one of the many wrecks along the coast, now used as a gate post north of Soar Mill Cove.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 697 377 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX63NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Malborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Trust SMR: 100,557
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GATE PIER (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Thackray, C., 1990, Archaeological Survey of the Salcombe Estuary: West (Bolt Head to Bolt Tail and Snapes Point) Devon, 25 (Report - Survey). SDV345519.
A large wooden post, now used as a gate post, stands beside the footbridge over the stream. On it is carved 'certified to accommodate four seamen', so it was presumably washed ashore from one of the many wrecks along this coast.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345519 | Report - Survey: Thackray, C.. 1990. Archaeological Survey of the Salcombe Estuary: West (Bolt Head to Bolt Tail and Snapes Point) Devon. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 25. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4935 - Archaeological Survey from Bolt Head to Bolt Tail and Snapes Point
- EDV6587 - Archaeological Assessment of Land between Bolt Heat and Bolt Tail
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 25 2010 2:58PM |
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