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HER Number:MDV1732
Name:Cider Press, Wembury

Summary

Cider press trough, on the beach in front of mill house. Circular, made of granite, discarded among the pebbles (beckerlegge).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 518 485
Map Sheet:SX54NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWembury
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishWEMBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX54NW/4/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CIDER PRESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148179.

Beckerlegge, j. J. /tda/71(1939)180/8th report of the plymouth branch.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148180.

Des=ntas/wembury bay and yealm estuary/(july 1984)/in smr.


Beckerlegge, J. J., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163751.

Cider press trough, on the beach in front of mill house. Circular, made of granite, discarded among the pebbles (beckerlegge).


National Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV5615.

Vis=-/-/1984 (national trust). There used to be a cider-press trough on the beach at wembury which may have come from the mill. This is no longer evident and had either been removed or re-buried. The sand on the beach does change its position dramatically during winter storms (national trust).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV148179Migrated Record:
SDV148180Migrated Record:
SDV163751Migrated Record: Beckerlegge, J. J..
SDV5615Migrated Record: National Trust.

Associated Monuments

MDV1731Related to: Langdon or Wembury Mill (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 23 2009 11:08AM