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| HER Number: | MDV78977 |
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| Name: | Retaining Wall for Platform, The Great Mew Stone |
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Summary
Remains of a low retaining wall for a small terraced platform south-west of the Folly, which may have been a garden plot.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 501 473 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Trust SMR: 104383
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RETAINING WALL (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Berry, N., 2006, Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Wembury Point and The Mewstone, Wembury, Devon, 22 (Report - Survey). SDV345992.
Remains of a low retaining wall for a small terraced platform south-west of the Folly. A short section of stone wall, with some mortar visible, abutts the large outcrop just south and south-west of the Folly, and would seem to have enclosed a low platform. The wall is a maximum of 0.9 metres high abutting the outcrop, and reduces in height to the north-east where the edge of the terrace is lost beneath thick undergrowth and erosion of the slope. Its function is unclear, but it is known Sam Wakeham had a garden plot and kept pigs and chickens, so this may have been his garden plot. Other details: Map; site inventory no. 069.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345992 | Report - Survey: Berry, N.. 2006. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Wembury Point and The Mewstone, Wembury, Devon. National Trust Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 22. [Mapped feature: #105783 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48806 | Part of: Great Mew Stone, Settlement (Monument) |
| MDV78975 | Related to: Terraced Platform for Folly and Cottage, Great Mew Stone (Monument) |
| MDV78972 | Related to: The Cottage on The Great Mew Stone (Monument) |
| MDV78968 | Related to: The Folly on The Great Mew Stone (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4959 - Survey of Wembury Point and the Mewstone, Wembury, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2010 11:04AM |
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