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| HER Number: | MDV123081 |
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| Name: | Prison boundary stone near Rendlestone, Princetown |
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Summary
Dates to after 1867 when the enlarged bounds of the prison were marked with 'DCP' stones. Inscribed "DCP" (Directors of Convict Prisons), this example may be missing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 576 746 |
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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 | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, XIX - 1867 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Brewer, D., 2002, Dartmoor Boundary Markers: And Other Markers on and Around the Moor, 260-62, Fig 90 (Monograph). SDV350689.
Erected after 1867 when the enlarged bounds of the prison were marked with 'DCP' stones. Inscribed 'DCP'. Marked on plan but not mentioned / photographed individually.
Joy, R., pre 2007, Annotated map of the Dartmoor Prison DCP stones, undated (Plan - sketch). SDV361799.
Stone marked on Joy's plan.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350689 | Monograph: Brewer, D.. 2002. Dartmoor Boundary Markers: And Other Markers on and Around the Moor. Dartmoor Boundary Markers: And Other Markers on and Around the Moor. Hardback Volume. 260-62, Fig 90. [Mapped feature: #113578 ] |
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| SDV361799 | Plan - sketch: Joy, R.. pre 2007. Annotated map of the Dartmoor Prison DCP stones. Digital. undated. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15309 | Part of: Dartmoor Prison, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV51404 | Related to: Boundary stone north of North Hessary Tor (Monument) |
| MDV51517 | Related to: Prison boundary stone at Holming Beam corner (Monument) |
| MDV123079 | Related to: Prison boundary stone at junction west of Two Bridges (Monument) |
| MDV123076 | Related to: Prison boundary stone at Oakery Bridge, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV123077 | Related to: Prison boundary stone at roadside, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV123078 | Related to: Prison boundary stone at roadside, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV123075 | Related to: Prison boundary stone at Roundhill Cottage, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV123080 | Related to: Prison boundary stone by leat (Monument) |
| MDV123073 | Related to: Prison boundary stone in wall, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV112633 | Related to: Prison boundary stone north-north-west of Mis Tor Farm (Monument) |
| MDV121030 | Related to: Smallholding at Rendlestone Tor, Princetown (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8714 - Survey of Dartmoor Prison Farm
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 24 2021 1:18PM |
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