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| HER Number: | MDV89 |
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| Name: | Beacon at Firebeacon, Hartland |
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Summary
A beacon is recorded in this location as early as 1400.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 245 202 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/11/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEACON (First mentioned, XIV - 1400 AD to 1400 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV7506.
Beacon at firebeacon.
NMR CITING PND, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV7508.
'fyrbyken' 1400, 'ester fyerbycken, south fyerbycken' 1566 (nmr citing pnd).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV7510.
Pearse chope, r. /tda/58(1926)72/hartland abbey.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV7511.
Osa=ss22sw11.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV7512.
Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)78.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.
Vis=6/12/1978 (os) no beacon mound could be found here.
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 256, 257, 277 (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
The name 'Fyrbekene' is recorded in in connection with the Chapel of St. Mary belonging to Hartland Abbey. Located in the east of the parish.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 246 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Documentary references to fire beacon; 'fyrbyken' in 1400, and 'ester fyerbycken, south fyerbycken' in 1566. No physical evidence for a beacon mound has been found.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV24 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 256, 257, 277. [Mapped feature: #54600 ] |
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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 246. |
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| SDV7506 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV7508 | Migrated Record: NMR CITING PND. |
| SDV7510 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV7511 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV7512 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV81210 | Related to: Beacon east of Firebeacon Cross (Monument) |
| MDV49 | Related to: Embury Beacon, Hartland (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 28 2015 2:57PM |
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