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| HER Number: | MDV126717 |
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| Name: | Broad Rock, Erme Head |
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Summary
Broad Rock, inscribed with the letters 'BB/Broad Rock', is one of the boundary stones that marked the extent of the 700 acre Blachford Manor, an ancient manor recorded in Domesday as 'Blacheorda' and 'Blacheurde'. The letters BB stand for Blachford Bounds.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 618 672 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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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, XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Broad Rock' is marked on the late 19th century historic map.
Brewer, D., 2002, Dartmoor Boundary Markers: And Other Markers on and Around the Moor, 32, 145-6 (Monograph). SDV350689.
Broad Rock, inscribed with the letters 'BB/Broad Rock', is one of the boundary stones that marked the extent of the 700 acre Blachford Manor, an ancient manor recorded in Domesday as 'Blacheorda' and 'Blacheurde'. The letters BB stand for Blachford Bounds.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Boundary marker is indicated 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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| 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. 32, 145-6. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #122493 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV126721 | Related to: A/Head Rock, Erme Head (Monument) |
| MDV23538 | Related to: Blachford House, Cornwood (Building) |
| MDV5076 | Related to: The Abbot's Way, Dartmoor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 25 2019 2:08PM |
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