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| HER Number: | MDV103144 |
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| Name: | Wheelwright's stone on Whitchurch Common |
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Summary
Former wheel-binding stone used by a wheelwright to fit an iron tyre around the outside rim of a wooden wheel. Stone is located adjecnt to the Grimstone and Sortridge Leat, near the remains of a 19th century blacksmith's workshop.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 536 747 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Northern section of the leat that served the medieval manor houses of Grimstone and Sortridge
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WHEELWRIGHTS STONE (XIX to XXI - 1860 AD to 2012 AD)
Full description
Woods, S. H., 1988, Dartmoor Stone, 276 (Monograph). SDV346790.
A very fine example of a wheel-binding stone remains above the Grimstone and Sortridge Leat in Backamoor Coombe, with the remains of a blacksmith's shop nearby.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Stone is clearly visible on the aerial photography adjacent to the ruined smithy.
Panceri, C., 2010, Wheelwright's stone near Vixen Tor (Photograph). SDV350540.
Image of the wheelwright's stone in situ.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2012, Wheelwright's stone adjacent to Grimstone and Sortridge Leat, 20121030-DNPA-HER-103144.JPG (Photograph). SDV350539.
(Visited 30/10/2012) Stone viewed with remains of the blacksmith's workshop.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #62632 ] |
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| SDV346790 | Monograph: Woods, S. H.. 1988. Dartmoor Stone. Dartmoor Stone. Hardback Volume. 276. |
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| SDV350539 | Photograph: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2012. Wheelwright's stone adjacent to Grimstone and Sortridge Leat. Digital. 20121030-DNPA-HER-103144.JPG. |
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| SDV350540 | Photograph: Panceri, C.. 2010. Wheelwright's stone near Vixen Tor. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25907 | Related to: Grimstone and Sortridge Leat (Monument) |
| MDV15029 | Related to: Smithy on Whitchurch Common (Monument) |
| MDV79363 | Related to: Wheelwright's Stone, Brentor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 21 2013 11:40AM |
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