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| HER Number: | MDV103300 |
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| Name: | Millstone east of Cosdon Hill |
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Summary
Unfinished millstone abandoned on the eastern side of Cosdon Hill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 641 917 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILLSTONE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Millstone is visible on the 2010 aerial photography.
Atkinson, N., 2012, Millstone on eastern slope of Cosdon Hill (Photograph). SDV350679.
Black and white image of the millstone.
Atkinson, N., 2012, Partially worked granite millstone (Worksheet). SDV350677.
A partially worked granite millstone 1.83 metres in diameter, abandoned due to failure on one area of the circumference.
Granite masons worked extensively over the northern and eastern slopes of Dartmoor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Feather and tare holes can be seen on many lying stones, including on numerous failed gateposts. This failed millstone is a particularly good example located some 150 metres westwards up the slope from two hawthorn trees adjacent to the Cosdon triple stone row.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #62776 ] |
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| SDV350677 | Worksheet: Atkinson, N.. 2012. Partially worked granite millstone. Worksheet. A4 Single Sheet. |
| SDV350679 | Photograph: Atkinson, N.. 2012. Millstone on eastern slope of Cosdon Hill. Photograph (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 23 2012 2:16PM |
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