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| HER Number: | MDV131837 |
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| Name: | Boundary stones north of Doetor Common, Lydfrod |
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Summary
Three granite pillars each with the incised letters 'TRDC' on one face. They mark the boundary of an area from which water was extracted for the town of Tavistock
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 540 851 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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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: SX58NW50
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1395641
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XIX to Late 20th Century - 1900 AD (Between) to 1999 AD (Between))
Full description
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor (Monograph). SDV309252.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 224, Map 43, Boundary stones 'g' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Group of inscribed stones 'g' stand alongside Doetor Brook. The four north of the stream are lettered 'TRDC' (Tavistock Rural District Council) and are set around the town's water intake.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(04/04/2004) Three granite pillars each with the incised letters TRDC on one face. They mark the boundary of an area from which water was extracted for the town of Tavistock.
SX 5395 8518 0.7 high and 0.3m x 0.25m at the base.
SX 5396 8520 0.8m high and 0.3m x 0.2m at the base.
SX 5411 8517 1.0m high and 0.3m x 0.25m at the base with drill-split marks on one face and a chiselled top. There is now no trace of the enclosed area noted by Brewer however a rectilinear enclosure (? fenced) along with a fourth stone (at circa SX54098512) are depicted on the 1:10000 map dated 1965.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
'Stone' and 'Stones' shown on modern mapping on either side of the Doetor Brook.
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 stones 'g'. |
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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. |
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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. [Mapped features: #133725 ; #133726 ; #133727 ] |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV131827 | Related to: Military boundary stone south of Doetor Brook and north of Doe Tor, Lydford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 30 2024 3:02PM |
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