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| HER Number: | MDV116679 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone 100 metres south of South Hessary Tor |
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Summary
A granite boundary stone of post medieval origin measuring 1.6 metres high, 0.4 metres wide and 0.3 metres thick.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 597 722 |
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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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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: 19th century or earlier boundary stone 100 metres south-south-east of South Hessary Tor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE163
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064677
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD to 1880 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Boundary Stone is depicted on the late 19th century historic mapping.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(16/09/1994) An upright stone located 110 metres south-south-east of South Hessary Tor marks the boundary of the Dartmoor Forest and Walkhampton parishes. The chisel-topped granite post measures 1.6 metres high, 0.4 metres wide and 0.3 metres thick. There is no obvious inscription.
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(01/08/2006) As described in 1994.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
'BS' for Boundary Stone is depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #133325 ] |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15304 | Related to: Stone north-east of South Hessary Tor (Monument) |
| MDV131671 | Related to: Stone south of South Hessary Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8629 - Peat Cot Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2021 2:31PM |
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