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Summary

Four of eight boundary stones marking out a plot of land on the north side slope of Wigford Down, each inscribed with the letters BA in capitals. One stone is set against a later enclosure wall; the other three follow the line of the modern enclosure. Unknown date, but appear to be pre-1840.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD? to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

The stone at SX 54706 65229 is depicted on the modern mapping; the others are omitted.

Newman, P., 2020, New sites identified on Wigford Down (Correspondence). SDV363630.

Four of eight boundary stones marking out a plot of land on the north side slope of Wigford Down, each inscribed with the letters BA in capitals (see related record for the first four stones). The fifth stone is set against a later enclosure boundary 757m east-south-east of the forth, at SX 54706 65229. Three more stones follow the line of the modern enclosure known as ‘Great Waste’ from its corner at SX 54772 65149 (recumbent), SX 55086 65267, SX 55209 65343. Although several theories have been advanced as to what these stones are marking, including that it might be lands of Buckland Abbey, it remains uncertain what the BA inscription stands for or what date these stones were installed. However, the course of the ‘Great Waste’ boundary, which enclosed an area of former common, was delineated on the 1840 Tithe map, although the enclosure walls may not have existed at that time. It seems these stones set out an earlier scheme of ownership, which followed the southern outline of the Great Waste but had been modified by 1840.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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