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| HER Number: | MDV106729 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone south-east of Scarey Tor, Belstone |
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Summary
A military boundary stone located in open moorland. It is a maximum 0.6m high, 0.35m wide and up to 0.15m thick with the inscription 'W.D', and with a broad arrow, on one face. This dressed stone, of fine granite is part of a reused window cill - the plain moulding, the incision for the glass and, on the reverse, the drip recess are all clearly visible. Part of the cill is cement rendered. The other part of this cill has been reused for a similar boundary stone at SX60739206 (please see SX 69 SW 101).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 607 923 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Belstone |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BELSTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW100
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1392934
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1850 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(04/02/2004) A military boundary stone located in open moorland. It measures 0.7 metres high, 0.35 metres wide and up to 0.15 metres thick with the inscription 'W.D.', and with a broad arrow on one face. This dressed stone, of fine granite, is part of a reused, cement rendered window cill - the plain moulding, the incision for the glass and, on the reverse the drip recess are all clearly visible. Part of the cill is cement rendered. The other part of this cill has been reused for a similar boundary stone at SX 6073 9238 (please see SX 69 SW 101)..
Walpole, C., 2013, Granite artefacts and miscellaneous features on Belstone Common (Correspondence). SDV352208.
Granite artefact south-east of Scarey Tor; window sill, used as a War Department post. Located at SX60736 92383.
English Heritage, 2015, Okehampton Artillery Range: Various Military Features (Schedule Document). SDV359221.
Unnamed War Department boundary stone at SX6082892373. Considered for scheduling but rejected.
Newman, P., 2020, Okehampton Training Area - Updates (Correspondence). SDV363729.
Inspected on 19th November 2019. An upstanding military boundary stone at Scarey Tor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. [Mapped feature: #137441 ] |
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| SDV352208 | Correspondence: Walpole, C.. 2013. Granite artefacts and miscellaneous features on Belstone Common. Email. Digital. |
| SDV359221 | Schedule Document: English Heritage. 2015. Okehampton Artillery Range: Various Military Features. Reject at Initial Assessment Letter. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV106730 | Related to: Granite window sill used as a military boundary stone south of Cullever Steps, Belstone Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | May 12 2022 1:24PM |
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