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| HER Number: | MDV131767 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone on the west bank of the Rattlebrook, Bridestowe and Sourton and Lydford |
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Summary
A boundary stone lies in a bog on the western bank of the Rattle Brook. It is a flat topped, moorstone block, and leans gently to the north. The stone measures 1 metre high, 0.4 metres wide and 0.15 metres thick. It has the letters 'B' and 'S' inscribed in its west face and the letter 'L' on its east face. All the letters are 0.12 metres high
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 559 868 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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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: SX58NE45
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063926
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor, 87 (Monograph). SDV309252.
The letters refer to Bridestowe and Sourton Lands.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 224, Map 43, Boundary Stone 'e' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Boundary Stone 'e' inscribed 'BS' and 'L' between the commons shared by Bridestowe and Sourton parish and Lydford parish.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(17/08/1994) A boundary stone lies in a bog on the western bank of the Rattle Brook at SX 5597 8684. It is a flat topped, moorstone block, and leans gently to the north. The stone measures 1m high, 0.4m wide and 0.15m thick. It has the letters B and S inscribed in its W face and the letter L on its E face. All the letters are 0.12m high.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
'BS' shown on modern mapping.
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. 224, Map 43, Boundary Stone 'e'. |
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| 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. 87. |
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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: #133590 ] |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134958 | Related to: Boundary stone south of Sourton Tors, Okehampton Hamlets and Bridestowe and Sourton parishes (Monument) |
| MDV28090 | Related to: Streamworks on the Rattle Brook, Lydford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8813 - Archaeological and historical investigation of Peat Cutting on North-Western Dartmoor
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2024 12:33PM |
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