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| HER Number: | MDV123085 |
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| Name: | Prison boundary stone, Princetown |
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Summary
No longer in position? This is marked on a map of Princetown by Ron Joy, but is not shown on historic or modern maps and survey in 2007 failed to locate the stone. Probably one of the 'DCP' stones, erected after 1867 when the enlarged bounds of the prison were marked out.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 591 737 |
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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.
Doesn't appear to be confidently marked on Brewer's plan, although this is sketchy.
These stones were erected after 1867 when the enlarged bounds of the prison were marked with stones inscribed 'DCP', for Directors of Convict Prisons.
Byng, B., 2007, Dartmoor National Park. Microchip Project 2006/7. D.C.P. and other Stones (Un-published). SDV361798.
This is one of the four stones in Princetown not located in the 2007 survey.
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. |
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| SDV361798 | Un-published: Byng, B.. 2007. Dartmoor National Park. Microchip Project 2006/7. D.C.P. and other Stones. Dartmoor National Park. Microchip Project. A4 Ring Bound. |
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| SDV361799 | Plan - sketch: Joy, R.. pre 2007. Annotated map of the Dartmoor Prison DCP stones. Digital. undated. [Mapped feature: #113582 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15309 | Part of: Dartmoor Prison, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV123083 | Related to: Prison boundary stone outside school, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV28933 | Related to: Stone near Two Bridges Road, Princetown (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 11 2019 3:29PM |
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