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HER Number: | MDV66265 |
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Name: | Merchants Roads, Seaton |
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Summary
Merchants' Roads is an area of land depicted on both the First Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s and the Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of between 1904-06, to the north of the parish church. A rhode or rode is a shallow estuary for the safe harbourage of shipping.
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 247 908 |
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Map Sheet: | SY29SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Seaton |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SEATON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SW/249/2
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HARBOUR (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Merchants' Roads marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, an area of land to the north of the parish church.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Merchants' Roads is also depicted on the Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of between 1904-06.
Gosney, E., 1984, Untitled Source (Correspondence). SDV346387.
Merchant Roads are marked to the north of Seaton Parish Church on the Ordnance Survey 1808 25 inch map. A rhode or rode is a shallow estuary of the sea for the safe harbourage of shipping.
Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
The field name 'Great Merchants Roads' within plot 661 on the Seaton and Beer parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48 indicates the use of the land at this time. The 'Merchants' Roads' is also labelled on both the First Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s and the Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of between 1904-06.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV346387 | Correspondence: Gosney, E.. 1984. Letter to Mr. Shiel (DAS). Letter + Digital. |
SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV42590 | Related to: Medieval Harbour at Seaton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Apr 8 2020 11:33PM |
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