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| HER Number: | MDV112636 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone at Great Mis Tor on the edge of Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
A post medieval boundary stone of 1.65 metres high by 0.4 metres wide and 0.3 metres thick on the south-east slope of Great Mis Tor marking the edge of Dartmoor Forest
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 563 767 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Boundary stone dating to at least the late 19th century south-east of Great Mis Tor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE92
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065134
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/68/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'B.S.' for boundary stone is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Prowse, A. B., 1906, The Forest Bounds Near Princetown (Article in Serial). SDV250087.
Between North Hessery Tor and Great Mis Tor are nine granite boundary posts running in a straight line.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 81, Map 30, a-b (Monograph). SDV219155.
From Rundlestone Cottages to Great Mis Tor a line of six roughly shaped pillars, all unlettered, mark the boundary of Dartmoor Forest.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(12/07/1994) Boundary stone on the south-eastern slope of Great Mis Tor at NGR SX 56347677. The stone stands 1.65 metres high and measures 0.4 metres wide and 0.3 metres thick at its base. It is a round-topped, rough moorland block and has no inscription. The stone marks the Dartmoor Forest boundary.
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
(10/08/2004) The stone is as described in 1994. Condition is upright and stable
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
stone shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
'Stone' is depicted on the modern map.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361635.
A post medieval boundary stone on the SE slope of Great Mis Tor marking the edge of Dartmoor Forest.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 81, Map 30, a-b. |
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| SDV250087 | Article in Serial: Prowse, A. B.. 1906. The Forest Bounds Near Princetown. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 38. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV346874 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2004. Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV361635 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-west Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #2917 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV112635 | Related to: Boundary stone north-east of Little Mis Tor on the edge of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 8 2022 8:19AM |
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