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Summary

One of nine Bagtor Manor boundary stones inscribed 'B' and 'I' on opposing faces

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of a Bronze age parallel reave system on Haytor Down with a number of hut circle settlements, enclosures and prehistoric cairns, plus 19th century Bagtor Tin Mine

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 23, Map 1 (Monograph). SDV299725.

Boundary Stone 'f'. A line of boundary stones, ‘a’ to ‘f’, crosses the moorland in a north-west to south-east direction all inscribed with ‘B’ and ‘I’ on opposing faces marking the northern boundary of Bagtor Manor. All are short granite pillars except ‘f’ which is part of a large natural rock split into seveal pieces and itself on the boundary of a Prehistoric enclosure.

Newman, P., 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon, 18, Figure 9 (Report - Survey). SDV346395.

Bagtor Manor boundary stone rock with inscriptions 'I' and 'B' on opposite faces.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 2002, Haytor Down: The Archaeology (Plan - measured). SDV359685.

Stone shown as 'BS' on survey on the boundary of an ancient field.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)

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