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| HER Number: | MDV5757 |
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| Name: | Millstone south-west of Dockwell Farm |
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Summary
Second of two partly finished millstones built into a stone hedge recorded by Worth (1948). Visited by the Ordnance Survey in 1979. This unfinished millstone is now incorporated in the northern bank of the green lane (no longer a right of way) that leads west from Dockwell Farm towards Yalland.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 697 635 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE64
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441963
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/62
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX66SE64
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILLSTONE (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, SX6963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV178268.
Robinson, R., 1978, South Brent Parish Checklist, Worksheet (Un-published). SDV137445.
(March 1978) This unfinished millstone is now incorporated in the northern bank of the green lane (no longer a right of way) that leads west from Dockwell Farm towards Yalland. The bank is of great age, and not of the character of the newtake wall and bounds a route of at least Medieval date.
The millstone is crudely shaped of coarse granite, diameter 1m, thickness 20cm at edge, (thicker in centre) with a central circular hole 12cm diameter, 10cm deep, not passing right through the stone.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX66SE64 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV178409.
SX 6954 6366, SX 6972 6358: Two partly finished millstones, built into stone hedges (citing Worth, R. H., 10/12/1948).
(02/08/1979) Second of two millstones, partly finished, built into a stone hedge.
The millstones are built into field walls at: 'A' SX 6953 6366: and 'B' SX 6971 6359.
'A' is 1 metre in diameter and 'B' set at an angle is 0.9 metres in diameter and 0.2 metres thick. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137445 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1978. South Brent Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. Worksheet. |
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| SDV178268 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. SX6963. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. |
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| SDV178409 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX66SE64. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #36512 ] |
Associated Monuments
| MDV5756 | Related to: Millstone near Dockwell Farm (Monument) |
| MDV13697 | Related to: Trackway around the periphery of the moor, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 11 2022 1:59PM |
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