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| HER Number: | MDV131827 |
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| Name: | Military boundary stone north of Doe Tor, Lydford |
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Summary
A military boundary stone situated at SX54108510. The roughly dressed pillar, inscribed 'WD 15', is 0.95 metres high and 0.3 metres square. Surveyed in 1998.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 541 851 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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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: SX58NW42
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1157482
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Early 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1901 AD (Between) to 1998 AD (Between))
Full description
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor, 76-7 (Monograph). SDV309252.
This stone is one of 46 marking the edge of the military owned property at Willsworthy.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 108-109, Map 32 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Boundary stone 'c' was erected soon after 1900 when Willsworthy was purchased by the War Office for use as a firing range. The squared pillars are all labelled 'WD' and numbered from '1' to '46'.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(02/07/1998) A military boundary stone situated at SX54108510. The roughly dressed pillar, inscribed WD 15, is 0.95m high and 0.3m square. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(10/01/2001) This boundary marker which stands amidst streamworking debris is well preserved.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'Stones' shown on modern mapping.
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. 108-109, Map 32. |
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| SDV309252 | Monograph: Brewer, D.. 1986. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. Unknown. 76-7. |
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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #133709 ] |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132015 | Related to: Boundary stone at Wallabrook Head, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV22784 | Related to: Boundary stone east of Standon Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV19437 | Related to: Boundary stone south of Watern Oke settlements, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV132022 | Related to: Boundary stone south-east of Nattor Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV131837 | Related to: Boundary stones north of Doetor Common, Lydfrod (Monument) |
| MDV28089 | Related to: Great Links Tor Tinworks (Monument) |
| MDV26917 | Related to: Streamworks along the Walla Brook, Doetor Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 12 2023 11:07AM |
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