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HER Number: | MDV128704 |
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Name: | Abandoned milestone east of Steeperton Brook |
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Summary
Unfinished millstone on the right bank of Steeperton Brook.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 623 890 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NW121
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1395937
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(24/10/2003) At SX62328907 an unfinished millstone on the slight shelf above the right bank of Steeperton Brook. The circular granite block is 1.3 metres in diameter and 0.25 metres thick. The edge has been roughly dressed and possesses a crenellated appearance.
Newman, P., 2020, Okehampton Training Area - Updates (Correspondence). SDV363729.
Inspected on 19th November 2019. An abandoned milestone at SX6235189076 on the slope to the east of Steeperton Brook.
(The Grid Reference given by the Ornance Survey is SX62328907 and English Heritage Survey uses the Grid Reference SX6231989070 so this has been used as the location. AR)
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. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV128764 | Related to: Abandoned milestone on west bank of Steeperton Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV128702 | Related to: Millstone on west bank of Steeperton Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2022 10:16AM |
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