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HER Number:MDV124705
Name:Landing Point, Shipload Bay, Eldern Point, Hartland

Summary

Shipload Bay, name is suggestive of boat use (reputedly smuggling). Extensive sandy beach would allow landing compared to surrounding cliffs. Former path leads to site now eroded away.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 247 275
Map Sheet:SS22NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LANDING POINT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 5275 (Interpretation). SDV361978.

Shipload Bay, name is suggestive of boat use (reputedly smuggling). Extensive sandy beach would allow landing compared to surrounding cliffs. Former path leads to site, now eroded away.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV361978Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 5275. [Mapped feature: #115087 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 25 2019 5:23PM