Description

CULMSTOCK
ST 11 NW
6/41
- Culmstock Beacon
- II
Warning beacon. Medieval or C16 origins but rebuilt after a collapse in 1870.
Local stone rubble. Small beehive shaped building. Circular in plan the walls
rise to a slightly projecting eaves under the rounded roof. There is a low flat-
headed doorway to south and a circular opening in the roof approximately 1m across.
There are also 2 loops in the walls and some narrow internal ledges which are
thought to have lodged the fire bars.
This is marked on Donn's map of Devon of 1765 as "Black Down Beacon".
Source: Devon SMR

Listing NGR: ST1100015067

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26595039

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings