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| HER Number: | MDV123108 |
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| Name: | Milestone west of Roughways, Buckland Monochorum |
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Summary
Milestone alongside road at Roughways on verge west side on the old trackbed of Princetown to Plymouth railway. A cylindrical rail marker showing a distance of 13 miles to Plymouth.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 519 667 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'M.S.' for milestone is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Jenkinson, T., 2007, Miscellaneous Milestones and Boundary Markers of Dartmoor Roads, 31/03/2007 (Report - Survey). SDV361800.
Milestone alongside road/track at Roughways on verge west side. The old trackbed of Princetown to Plymouth railway. (SX52000 66736). Legend ‘13’. A cylindrical rail marker showing a distance of 13 miles to Plymouth. Back edge broken. Thought to date to c. 1823.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
'MS' is shown on the 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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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #113613 ] |
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| SDV361800 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2007. Miscellaneous Milestones and Boundary Markers of Dartmoor Roads. Milestone Society. Digital. 31/03/2007. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19112 | Related to: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV19902 | Related to: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument) |
| MDV2353 | Related to: The Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7612 - Miscellaneous Milestone and Boundary Markers of Dartmoor Roads
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 5 2018 3:13PM |
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