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| HER Number: | MDV128728 |
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| Name: | Two boundary stones 200 metres east of Winter Tor, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Two boundary stones standing 0.6 metres apart are located at the junction of three parish boundaries. One at SX61249149, probably the original stone, is a 0.7 metres high, 0.4 metres wide slab. The second at SX61259149 is a fine dressed pillar 1.2 metres high and 0.3 metres by 0.25 metres. Both have the letters 'BB' inscribed on one face and both have some erosion damage around the base.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 612 914 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW110
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1396631
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Defence Estates, Dartmoor Ministry of Defence Training Areas (Cartographic). SDV363722.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 210, Map 40, Stones 'a' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Two stones at 'a' of different sizes inscribed 'BBP' and 'BB' stand a few metres apart, presumably erected on separate occasions.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, M. F. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(26/01/2004) At SX 61249149 are two boundary stones 200 metres east of Winter Tor. Two boundary stones standing 0.6 metres apart are located at the junction of three parish boundaries. One at SX61249149, probably the original stone, is a 0.7 metres high, 0.4 metres wide slab. The second at SX61259149 is a fine dressed pillar 1.2 metres high and 0.3 metres by 0.25 metres. Both have the letters 'BB' inscribed on one face and both have some erosion damage around the base.
Wessex Archaeology, 2010, Okehampton Range, Dartmoor Training Area, Devon: archaeological monument condition survey (Report - Survey). SDV364223.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Boundary stone shown as 'BS' on modern mapping at the junction of the three parishes: Okehampton Hamlets, Belstone and Dartmoor Forest.
Newman, P., 2020, Okehampton Training Area - Updates (Correspondence). SDV363729.
Inspected on 9th November 2019. Two boundary stones 200 metres east of Winter Tor with some erosion caused by footpath.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 210, Map 40, Stones 'a'. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. M. F. Fletcher. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134308 | Related to: Boundary stone north-east of Cosdon Hill on South Tawton Common, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV51218 | Related to: Boundary stone west of a pair of stones on Metheral Hill, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV51209 | Related to: Boundary stones flanking a ford on the River Taw 1 kilometre north-east of Oke Tor, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV134306 | Related to: Pair of boundary stones north-east of Raybarrow Pool between South Tawton and Throwleigh parishes, South Tawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2023 3:56PM |
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