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Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point

England
List entry 1019324
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019324
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.3 hectares
Grid reference
SX 77043 35378
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Signal House Point is a semaphore station and associated coaxial field system located in Devon, England. The semaphore station dates to the early nineteenth century and represents part of the national network of visual telegraph communications established during the Napoleonic Wars to transmit messages rapidly across the country. The site comprises the remains of the signal house structure together with the distinctive coaxial field layout, which was designed to optimise sightlines between relay stations. This monument survives as evidence of both the technological innovation and military preparedness of Regency-period England.

Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019324. View the official record →

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What is Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point?

Signal House Point is a semaphore station and associated coaxial field system located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019324.

Who is responsible for protecting Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point?

Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019324.

What other scheduled monuments are near Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coaxial field systems and associated later remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head (1.3 km), Fort Charles (4.5 km), Coaxial field system, hut circles and medieval farm buildings at Starehole Bottom (4.7 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Coaxial field systems and associated later remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head
1.3 km
Fort Charles
4.5 km
Coaxial field system, hut circles and medieval farm buildings at Starehole Bottom
4.7 km
Post-medieval animal pound 430m south of East Soar Farm
5.1 km
Hilltop enclosure 380m east of Middle Soar
5.7 km
Medieval farmstead, boundary work and earthwork enclosures 350m south east of Middle Soar
5.7 km
Field systems, hut circles and four beacons, 510m south of Middle Soar
5.9 km
Medieval settlement, site of quadrangular castle and relict garden between Ilton Farm and Ilton Castle Farm
6.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point

Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point stands on Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is hornblende schist.

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