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| HER Number: | MDV112641 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone on Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
Stone on the edge of the Common, one of a group marking a straight line between North and South Hessary Tors. Also lies on the line of the Walkhampton / Dartmoor Forest Parish boundary heading south-east. PCWW stone; an inscribed granite boundary stone dated to 1917 with 'PCWW' on its western face standing for Plymouth Corporation Water Works.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 589 730 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: 19th century or earlier boundary stone marking a straight line between North and South Hessary Tors
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE174
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064755
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XIX to Early 20th Century - 1875 AD? (Between) to 1932 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'B.S.' for boundary stone indicated here on the late 19th century historic map. Reused as a PCWW stone?
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'B.S.' for boundary stone indicated here on the early 20th century historic map.
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor (Monograph). SDV309252.
Burrator reservoir was built across the Meavy by the Plymouth Corporation Water Works and opened in September 1898. Land has been purchased so that waters draining into the Meavy above the dam were all captured, and the bounds of this land is now marked by a number of boundary stones. These were not erected until between 1917 and 1932. All are dated and inscribed with the initials 'PCWW'.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(17/07/1995) SX58997307 A roughly shaped granite post measuring 1.8m high and 0.3m square has the letters PCWW above 1917 inscribed on its west face. The stone stands in a slight erosion hollow.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
'Stone' is depicted on the modern mapping, so presumably is still in position.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV309252 | Monograph: Brewer, D.. 1986. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. Unknown. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| 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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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #2922 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV131662 | Related to: Boundary stone 80m north-west of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV131663 | Related to: Boundary stone 90m north-west of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV112640 | Related to: Boundary stone at The Lodge, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV112639 | Related to: Boundary stone north of Station Road, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV15305 | Related to: Boundary stone on Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV131657 | Related to: Boundary stone south-east of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV131665 | Related to: Boundary stone to the rear of Station Cottages, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV112638 | Related to: Boundary stone west of Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV103325 | Related to: Burrator Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV15304 | Related to: Stone north-east of South Hessary Tor (Monument) |
| MDV131664 | Related to: Two boundary stones north of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2021 9:30AM |
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