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Summary

One of ten moor gates on the southern edge of Dartmoor are shown on an old map believed to date from the 15th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/69

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MOORGATE (XIV to Late Medieval - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV144177.

Des=parish checklist, (C. F. Hankin). Stowford moor gate. Site extant.15th century. 'stonorde yeat'. Vis=estimated -/-/1978.(hankin). Frequent visits. Ten moor gates on the southern edge of dartmoor are shown on an old map of dartmoor believed to date from 15th c. , now in rougemont house museum, exeter. The gates are each noted on the map by a letter a-k omitting j, and a 'box' legend gives each one of them a name. Eight of the gates are in ugborough parish, two are in harford. H. Stonarde yeat. Shown in a position appropriate to stowford moor-gate at sx64545761. Wm. Crossing agrees that "this may possibly be stonorde yeat of which there is early mention. " the gate is now at the n end of a farm track and bridle path which breaks away from the ivybridge-harford road at stowford farm and enters the open moor sw of western beacon. Probably in 15th c. The gate was some 500m lower down the track.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV144178.

Tda/5(1872)510.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV144179.

Crossing, w. /guide to dartmoor/(1912)394.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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