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| HER Number: | MDV131665 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone to the rear of Station Cottages, Princetown |
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Summary
Inscribed granite boundary stone dated to between 1917-1932 with 'PCWW' on the western face standing for Plymouth Corporation Water Works; these marked land boundary of Burrator Reservoir.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 586 734 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: 19th century or earlier boundary stone marking a straight line between North and South Hessary Tors
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE155
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064557
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, World War I to Early 20th Century - 1917 AD (Between) to 1932 AD (Between))
Full description
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor (Monograph). SDV309252.
Burrator reservoir was built across the Meavy by the Plymouth Corporation Water Works and opened in September 1898. Land has been purchased so that waters draining into the Meavy above the dam were all captured, and the bounds of this land is now marked by a number of boundary stones. These were not erected until between 1917 and 1932. All are dated and inscribed with the initials 'PCWW'.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(17/07/1995) SX58617345 A pointed - topped roughly dressed granite post measuring 1.4m high and 0.3m square with the letters PCWW above 1917 inscribed on its west face.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV309252 | Monograph: Brewer, D.. 1986. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. Unknown. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #133315 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV131662 | Related to: Boundary stone 80m north-west of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV131663 | Related to: Boundary stone 90m north-west of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV112640 | Related to: Boundary stone at The Lodge, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV112639 | Related to: Boundary stone north of Station Road, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV15305 | Related to: Boundary stone on Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV112641 | Related to: Boundary stone on Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV131657 | Related to: Boundary stone south-east of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV112638 | Related to: Boundary stone west of Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV103325 | Related to: Burrator Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV15304 | Related to: Stone north-east of South Hessary Tor (Monument) |
| MDV131664 | Related to: Two boundary stones north of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2021 1:07PM |
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