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| HER Number: | MDV7051 |
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| Name: | Prawle Point Beacon |
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Summary
Prawle Point was the site of a medieval beacon mentioned in the 11th and 13th centuries
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 773 351 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chivelstone |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHIVELSTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1408821
- National Trust SMR: 100592
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NE/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEACON (XI to Late Medieval - 1001 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX73NE11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV154891.
Hoskins, W. G., 1954, A New Survey of England: Devon, 365, 552 (Monograph). SDV17562.
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 294 (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
Prawle, about 30 metres above sea level is a beacon. Mentioned as 'Prenla' in 1066, 'Prahulle' in 1204. The name is thought to mean look-out hill. A chapel is mentioned here in the 1420s dedicated to St. Brendan, the Patron of Sailors. The chapel has disappeared but the natural site is on the great rock which bears Lloyd's Signal Station. Elizabethan. Other details: Appendix B.
Devon County Council, 2000, Fire Beacons: Warning Signals across the Countryside (Monograph). SDV320945.
Griffith, F. M. + Wilkes, E. M., 2006, The Land Named from the Sea? Coastal Archaeology and Place-names of Bigbury Bay, Devon, 74 (Article in Serial). SDV339814.
Prawle Point has been interpreted as 'look-out hill'.
Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV154891 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX73NE11. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV17562 | Monograph: Hoskins, W. G.. 1954. A New Survey of England: Devon. A New Survey of England: Devon. A5 Hardback. 365, 552. |
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| SDV320945 | Monograph: Devon County Council. 2000. Fire Beacons: Warning Signals across the Countryside. Fire Beacons: Warning Signals across the Countryside. A4 Unbound. |
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| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 294. |
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| SDV339814 | Article in Serial: Griffith, F. M. + Wilkes, E. M.. 2006. The Land Named from the Sea? Coastal Archaeology and Place-names of Bigbury Bay, Devon. Archaeological Journal. 163. A5 Paperback. 74. |
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| 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
| MDV43349 | Parent of: Lloyd's Signal Station, Prawle Point (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6587 - Archaeological Assessment of Land between Bolt Heat and Bolt Tail
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 4 2021 9:55AM |
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