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HER Number: | MDV88 |
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Name: | Chapel at Firebeacon, Hartland |
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Summary
A chapel at Firebeacon is listed as being licensed by Bishop Stafford in 1400. It is suggested that this is one of the chapels granted to Hartland Abbey in 1189. The site is unknown. Although the name Firebeacon occurs on the Tithe Map there is no field name which could refer to a chapel.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 245 202 |
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Map Sheet: | SS22SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Hartland |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/11/2
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS22SW11
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHAPEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Pearse Chope, R., 1926, Address of the President. Hartland Abbey, 72 (Article in Serial). SDV6740.
Bishop Stafford licensed celebration here in 1400.
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 277 (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
Records of a Chapel of St Mary attached to Hartland Abbey at Fire Beacon in 1400.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS22SW11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV7465.
Site visit 6th December 1978. A chapel is recorded in 1400 at Firebeacon. No beacon or chapel remains could be found in the area. The name Firebeacon occurs on the Tithe Map but there is no field name which could refer to a chapel.
Pearce, S. M., 1985, The Early Church in the Landscape: The Evidence from North Devon (part), 268 (Article in Serial). SDV336495.
Chapel site. A Royal Charter of 1189 granted chapels at Harton, Cheristow, Welcombe and all the other chapels built in the parish to Hartland Abbey. A chapel at Firebeacon is listed as being licensed by Bishop Stafford in 1400 and Pearce suggests that this was one of the original 1189 grant chapels.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 142, 241 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Site of the Chapel of St Mary at Firebeacon. Bishop Stafford licensed celebration here in 1400. A Royal Charter of 1189 granted to Hartland Abbey chapels at Harton, Cheristow, Welcombe and all the other chapels built in the parish. Pearce suggests that a chapel at Firebeacon was one of the original 1189 grant chapels.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Paperback. 277. |
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SDV336495 | Article in Serial: Pearce, S. M.. 1985. The Early Church in the Landscape: The Evidence from North Devon (part). Archaeological Journal. 142. A4 Stapled + Digital. 268. |
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SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 142, 241. [Mapped feature: #53866 Map object approximate. Exact location unknown, ] |
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SDV6740 | Article in Serial: Pearse Chope, R.. 1926. Address of the President. Hartland Abbey. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 58. Hardback Volume. 72. |
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SDV7465 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS22SW11. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV18631 | Related to: Lower Firebeacon Farm, Hartland (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Sep 25 2024 3:33PM |
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