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| HER Number: | MDV5166 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone south of Western White Barrow |
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Summary
Boundary stone on the southern slope of Western Whitebarrow, about 256 metres from Petre's Cross. A cut 'pillar' type stone. The parish boundary is then carried in a southerly direction by the reave-like construction known as 'Meynell's Bank.'
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 652 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD to 1880 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV152440.
Des=os 6"(1907)113se. 'boundary stone' indicated on os 6" (1907) and on os 6" (1969) (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV152441.
Des=parish checklist/south brent. Des=worksheet/r. Robinson(-/-/1978)in parish file. Boundary stone on the s slope of western whitebarrow, about 256m from petre's cross. A cut 'pillar' type stone. The parish boundary is then carried in a s direction by the reave-like construction known as 'meynell's bank' (checklist). Vis=est=-/-/1978 (robinson) a parish boundary stone of worked granite standing on the northern end of meynell's bank, south of the western white-barrow. Drill marks from the south west corner show that it was cut by the feather and tare method and is therefore not older than 1810 or thereabouts. Height 1.52m, width 24cm, depth 23cm (worksheet).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV152440 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV152441 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5682 | Related to: Meynell's Bank, Western Whitebarrow (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 17 2023 4:22PM |
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