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| HER Number: | MDV118813 |
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| Name: | Boundary Stone marking the boundary of Headland Warren, North Bovey |
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Summary
Boundary Stone (10) inscribed 'WB' on the northern boundary of Headland Warren which was present on an 18th century map
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 688 818 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE368
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE412?
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1345219
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1404505?
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 34501
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XVII to XVIII - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Boundary stone shown on as 'Stone' on 19th century map.
Newman, P., 2001, Headland Warren Part 3: The Warren, 3-5, Figure 2, No. 10 (Report - Survey). SDV359913.
(25/07/2002) Boundary stones marking the northern and eastern boundary of Headland Warren (SX 68 SE 339). A total of 13 upright granite stones, including the medieval Bennett's Cross each baring the inscription WB. A further flat stone beside the Challacombe road has the inscription 'Warren Bounds'. The stones probably date from the 18th century when the warren was founded.
The positions of the upright stones are: (SX) 6765 8116; 6781 8135; 6800 8163(Bennett's Cross); 6823 8177; 6839 8182; 6860 8167; 6864 8164; 6874 8169; 6882 8174; 6887 8181; 6951 8164 (Warren Bounds); 6965 8097; 6965 8092; 6965 8085.
For discussion of the stones see Brewer (1986, 'Headland Warren' Dartmoor Magazine, 2, pgs 22-3); Newman 2002 ('New Observations at Headland Warren' Dartmoor Magazine 66, 22-4).
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Boundary stone shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
'Stone' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV359913 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2001. Headland Warren Part 3: The Warren. English Heritage Survey Report. A1/20/2001. A4 Comb Bound. 3-5, Figure 2, No. 10. |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #78073 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6549 | Part of: Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV6619 | Related to: Bennett's Cross on the western boundary of Headland Warren, Chagford and North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV113586 | Related to: Boundary Stone marking the boundary of Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV113588 | Related to: Boundary Stone marking the boundary of Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV113589 | Related to: Boundary Stone marking the boundary of Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV118778 | Related to: Boundary Stone marking the boundary of Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV118779 | Related to: Boundary Stone marking the boundary of Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV118780 | Related to: Boundary Stone marking the boundary of Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV44110 | Related to: Boundary Stone marking the boundary of Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV60226 | Related to: Boundary Stone marking the boundary of Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV41465 | Related to: Boundary Stone marking the boundary of Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument) |
| MDV118815 | Related to: Central of three stones marking the eastern boundary of Headland Warren (Monument) |
| MDV113612 | Related to: Northern of three stones marking boundary of Headland Warren (Monument) |
| MDV118816 | Related to: Southern of three stones marking the eastern boundary of Headland Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 29 2022 11:54AM |
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