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HER Number: | MDV105226 |
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Name: | Boundary stone on Lower Down, north of Colehays Plantation |
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Summary
Granite marker post indicating the extent of the grazing rights of Shewte farm over Yarner / Lower Down, at a time when this was unenclosed common land.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 791 782 |
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Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Stone' is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Brewer, D., 2002, Dartmoor Boundary Markers: And Other Markers on and Around the Moor, 245-246 (Monograph). SDV350689.
Plain granite marker post baring feather and tare marks, located on Lower Down.
According to the then owner of Shewte, this is one of a group of stones that marked the boundary of their grazing rights on Yarner Down / Lower Down, when it was unenclosed common land. Three other stones are also recorded.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
'Stone' is depicted on the modern map.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV350689 | Monograph: Brewer, D.. 2002. Dartmoor Boundary Markers: And Other Markers on and Around the Moor. Dartmoor Boundary Markers: And Other Markers on and Around the Moor. Hardback Volume. 245-246. |
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SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #1826 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV105224 | Related to: Boundary stone by Templar Way north of Colehays Plantation (Monument) |
MDV37303 | Related to: Shewte Farmhouse, Bovey Tracey (Building) |
MDV105227 | Related to: Site of a boundary stone on Lower Down (Monument) |
MDV105228 | Related to: Site of boundary stone on Lower Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Oct 14 2013 12:40PM |
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