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| HER Number: | MDV116554 |
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| Name: | Military boundary stone by the Rattle Brook |
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Summary
Military boundary stone; one of 46 stone marking the extent of the Willsworthy Range. The roughly dressed pillar, inscribed WD 21, is 1.05 metres high and 0.3 metres square.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 561 840 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE77
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1160671
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Early 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1901 AD (Between) to 1990 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
SX56138404. 'Stone' is depicted on the 1965 historic map.
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor, 76-7 (Monograph). SDV309252.
This stone is one of 46 marking the edge of the military owned property in the Willsworthy area.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(01/07/1998) A military boundary stone situated at SX56138404. The roughly dressed pillar, inscribed WD 21, is 1.05 metres high and 0.3 metres square. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(13/01/2001) The upright, flat-topped post is as described. Its stability is threatened by an adjacent erosion hollow.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
'Stone' is depicted on the modern mapping.
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. 76-7. |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22785 | Related to: Boundary stone by Baggator Brook (Monument) |
| MDV22783 | Related to: Boundary stone east of Standon Hill (Monument) |
| MDV22784 | Related to: Boundary stone east of Standon Hill (Monument) |
| MDV131981 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Hare Tor (Monument) |
| MDV131971 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Willsworthy Range (Monument) |
| MDV131979 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Willsworthy Range (Monument) |
| MDV131988 | Related to: Streamworking at Dead Lake (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 15 2021 9:59AM |
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