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HER Number: | MDV36474 |
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Name: | Cave, South Huish |
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Summary
About 20 yards on the south side of burleigh dolts towards the summit of the hill a walled cave was discovered in 1788. It was 20' long, 7' to 8' broad and 10' to 12' deep. There was nothing inside and the owner of the tenement had it dug up. Could have been a souterrain (hawkins cited by os).
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 708 405 |
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Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | South Huish |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH HUISH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74SW/185
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAVE (Lower Palaeolithic to XXI - 698000 BC to 2009 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV154224.
Osa=sx74sw45.
Hawkins, A., 1819, Kingsbridge and Salcombe, 110 (Monograph). SDV144702.
About 20 yards on the south side of Burleigh Dolts towards the summit of the hill a walled cave was discovered in 1788. It was 20 feet long, 7 to 8 feet broad and 10 to 12 feet deep. There was nothing inside and the owner of the tenement had it dug up. It could have been a souterrain (cited by OS).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV144702 | Monograph: Hawkins, A.. 1819. Kingsbridge and Salcombe. Kingsbridge and Salcombe. Unknown. 110. |
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SDV154224 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Nov 2 2023 2:23PM |
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