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Summary

Depicted on late 19th century historic maps. Marks the western edge of the prison bounds. It is inscribed 'DCP', 'Directors of Convict Prisons'.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Boundary stone dating to at least the late 19th century, 300 metres north-north-west of Mis Tor Farm

Other References/Statuses

• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065009
• National Record of the Historic Environment: SX57NE87
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/68/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOUNDARY STONE (XIX - 1867 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'B.S.' for boundary stone is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.

Brewer, D., 1986, Boundary Stone, 68-9 (Correspondence). SDV250800.

This is one of a series of boundary stones associated with Dartmoor Prison.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

(16/09/1994) SX 56947580. An inscribed boundary stone situated at the foot of the wall marking the W edge of Prison Farm 600m SE of Little Mis Tor. The dressed granite post is square in section with a low pyramid shaped top and measures 0.23m wide and 0.35m high. The letters 'DCP', 0.1m high, appear above an arrow on the W face. Authority (1) concludes that the letters refer to 'Directors of Convict Prisons' a predecessor of the current 'Home Office Prisons' though Brewer gives no dates.

Brewer, D., 2002, Dartmoor Boundary Markers: And Other Markers on and Around the Moor, 260-62, Fig 90 (Monograph). SDV350689.

Erected after 1867 when the enlarged bounds of the prison were marked with 'DCP' stones. Inscribed 'DCP'. Marked on plan. Additional sites of DCP stones are marked at the north-east and south-eastern corners of the Mis Tor Farm area; these may no longer be in place.

Probert, S. A. J., 2002, Dartmoor Prison Farm, Devon. An Archaeological Survey and Evaluation, 4, fig (Report - Survey). SDV364452.

[1065009] (23/08/2002) SX 56947580 A dressed granite post with a slightly pointed top measures 0.35m high and 0.23m square. It possesses the inscription DCP above a broad arrow on its western face.
No change.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

'Stone' is depicted on the modern map.

Joy, R., pre 2007, Annotated map of the Dartmoor Prison DCP stones, undated (Plan - sketch). SDV361799.

Stone marked on Joy's plan.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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