More information : (SX 63358947) White Moor Stone (Monolith) (NR) (1)
The White Moor Stone forms parts of the boundary of the parishes of Lydford, South Tawton and Throwleigh. It is possible that it may have been stolen from the stone circle (SX 68 NW 2) which lies 520 feet to the north north west, but Crawford believes it to be in situ. Measurements of the stone, are height 5 feet 6 inches, width 3 feet and less than 6 inches thick. By comparison the largest stone in the circle is 4 feet 7 inches high, 3 feet 4 inches wide and 7 inches thick. (2,3)
SX 63358948. The White Moor Stone stands on a gentle eastern slope, approximately 650m north-east of Hound Tor. It is a granite boundary stone which marks the point where Dartmoor Forest, South Tawton and Throwleigh parishes meet.
The stone, which leans slightly to the north, stands 1.7m high and is up to 1m wide. The west face bears the inscription `DC' and `TP', the initials of Duchy of Cornwall and Throwleigh Parish, and on the east face is the single letter `T' for Tawton. All inscribed letters are 0.12m to 0.19m high.
Crossing (a) suggested that the stone could have originally been a freestanding menhir associated with the nearby stone circle (SX 68 NW 2) or alternatively it had been robbed from the circle itself for reuse as a boundary marker. (4) |