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| HER Number: | MDV9527 |
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| Name: | Beacon at Froward Point, Kingswear |
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Summary
Navigation daymark erected by the Dartmouth Harbour Commission in 1864.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 903 502 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingswear |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 767263
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95SW/5
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOWER (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163856.
Doe/hhr:kingswear/(21/5/1985)18.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163857.
Des=ntas/east dart,devon/(1984)13/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163858.
Aph/dap/ib 7/(18/2/1987).
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV326658.
Navigation daymark (beacon), situated on headland, froward point. Slate rubble tower 80 feet high. Octagonal plan, sharply battered with truncated open top, and tall narrow pointed-head openings on each side at base forming eight stilted piers. Built as a navigational aid (doe).
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 294 (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
Beacon height 24.0 metres. The tower, brownstone. The hollow limestone pillar was erected by the Dartmouth Harbour Commission in 1864 as a day beacon.
Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV163856 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV163857 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV163858 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV326658 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 294. |
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| SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 17 2019 9:15AM |
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