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Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court

England
List entry 1018732
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018732
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SX 48700 54678
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Resolution Fort is a Civil War period fortification constructed at Friary Court in Devon. The fort was built during the English Civil War as part of the defensive works protecting parliamentary or royalist interests in the region, reflecting the strategic importance of Devon during the 1640s conflict. The fortification utilised the existing medieval priory structures at Friary Court as part of its defensive scheme, adapting the earlier monastic buildings to military purposes. The site demonstrates the practical reuse of established religious architecture for Civil War defences during the period of conflict between 1642 and 1651.

Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018732. View the official record →

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What is Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court?

Resolution Fort is a Civil War period fortification constructed at Friary Court in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018732.

Who is responsible for protecting Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court?

Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court 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 1018732.

What other scheduled monuments are near Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Staddon Heights Defences including Fort Staddon Fort, Brownhill Battery, Watch House Battery, Staddon Heights Battery, Staddon Battery and associated features and structures (3.7 km), Fort Bovisand (4 km), Breakwater fort (4.5 km).

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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Staddon Heights Defences including Fort Staddon Fort, Brownhill Battery, Watch House Battery, Staddon Heights Battery, Staddon Battery and associated features and structures
3.7 km
Fort Bovisand
4 km
Breakwater fort
4.5 km
Holy well called St Julian's Well
4.7 km
Battery with Royal Commission fortifications called Redoubt No.5 at Maker Heights
5.6 km
World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 100m west of Princes Cottages
5.9 km
Battery and Royal Commission fortification called Grenville Battery
6 km
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery at Maker Heights
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court

Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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