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Damage Barton

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<b>Damage Barton</b>Posted by danarboriseImage © danarborise
Nearest Town:Ilfracombe (5km ENE)
OS Ref (GB):   SS472465 / Sheet: 180
Latitude:51° 11' 48.1" N
Longitude:   4° 11' 13.79" W

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If you should be in the vicinity of Ilfracombe or Morthoe (inbetween Ilfracombe and Woolacombe) then a walk over the headlands towards Bull Point will be no dissapointment.
There are two stones (that I have stumbled across so far) each measuring about 4 ft. The first sits on the headland overlooking Lundy Island, the second is situated in a nearby field as you approach the farmhouse. The field is marked by a footpath and a well worn avenue that crosses the stone. At the end of this field, the path leads to "Bennet's Mouth" a small, private and hidden cove, well worth a visit.
The stones are marked on the OS map but the ref. I'm not too sure at the moment.
Posted by tamlin
17th February 2003ce
Edited 1st January 2008ce

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Morthoe, I have heard that local legend says that the murderers of Sir Thomas a'Beckett are supposed to haunt this coastline on horseback. Posted by tamlin
17th February 2003ce
Edited 1st January 2008ce