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| HER Number: | MDV78995 |
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| Name: | Triangulation Point, Great Mew Stone |
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Summary
Red clay tablet set in a cleft in the rock outcrop at the summit of the Great Mew Stone.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 500 474 |
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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: 104391
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRIANGULATION POINT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Berry, N., 2006, Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Wembury Point and The Mewstone, Wembury, Devon, 9, 22 (Report - Survey). SDV345992.
The Ordnance Survey trigonometry point is a 0.2 metre square, red clay tablet, set in a cleft in the rock at 200 feet OD on the summit of the Mewstone. The spot may have been used by Sam Wakeham to set up a flagpole. Other details: Map; site inventory no. 077.
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. 9, 22. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4959 - Survey of Wembury Point and the Mewstone, Wembury, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2010 11:01AM |
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