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| HER Number: | MDV122983 |
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| Name: | Unfinished socket stone near Wacka Tor |
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Summary
An octagonal stone noted in 2016 near the summit of the tor. Damaged slightly near the base, it appears to be an unfinished socket stone.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 621 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SOCKETED STONE (Constructed, XVIII to XX - 1751 AD? to 1950 AD? (Between))
Full description
Noakes, R., 2016, Image of socket stone at Wacka Tor (Photograph). SDV361778.
Image taken on 23/08/2016 of unfinished socket stone near Wacka Tor.
Noakes, R., 2018, Socket stone near Wacka Tor (Correspondence). SDV361777.
Wacka Tor Socket Stone
Close to the tor (at SX66316210) lies what appears to be an abandoned socket stone. Octagonal in shape, it measures approximately 90 centimetres (36 inches) across, by 90 centimetres (36 inches) and 40 centimetres (16 inches) deep. At the top is a shallow square hole measuring 30 by 30 centimetres (12 inches square).
There is a flaw in the fashioning of a corner cushion at the base which probably explains why it was abandonment.
This area is well known for a number of millstones in the vicinity. First noted and recorded in 2016, when a photograph was also taken (23/08/2016).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361777 | Correspondence: Noakes, R.. 2018. Socket stone near Wacka Tor. Email. Digital. [Mapped feature: #113445 ] |
| SDV361778 | Photograph: Noakes, R.. 2016. Image of socket stone at Wacka Tor. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13426 | Related to: MILLSTONE in the Parish of South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13427 | Related to: MILLSTONE in the Parish of South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13428 | Related to: MILLSTONE in the Parish of South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV28061 | Related to: MILLSTONE in the Parish of South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 21 2018 12:22PM |
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