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| HER Number: | MDV131979 |
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| Name: | Military boundary stone Willsworthy Range, Lydford |
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Summary
A military boundary stone at marking the MOD Willsworthy Estate inscribed 'WD 20' is 1.15 metres high and 0.3 metres square. Investigated in 1998. This stone is one of 46 marking the edge of the military owned property in the Willsworthy area.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 554 846 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE61
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1146705
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1950 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.
SX53928155 'Stone' Boundary Stone (1:1000 scale map 1965).
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor, 37-8, 76-7 (Monograph). SDV309252.
This stone is one of 46 marking the edge of the military owned property in the Willsworthy area.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 108-109, Map 32 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Boundary stone 'e' inscribed 'WD20' was erected soon after 1900 when Willsworthy was purchased by the War Office for use as a firing range. The squared pillars are all labelled 'WD' and numbered from '1' to '46'.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(01/07/1998) SX 5547784609. A military boundary stone situated on the Peter Tavy/Lydford parish boundary Ne of Hare Tor. The roughly dressed, flat-topped pillar is inscribed WD 20 on its S face. It measures 1.15m high and 0.3m square. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(13/01/2001) This boundary marker is as described.
Newman, P., 2019, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV363156.
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. 108-109, Map 32. |
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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. 37-8, 76-7. |
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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #134133 ] |
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| SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV363156 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2019. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Southwest Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22783 | Related to: Boundary stone east of Standon Hill (Monument) |
| MDV22784 | Related to: Boundary stone east of Standon Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV131905 | Related to: Boundary stone near Baggator Brook (Monument) |
| MDV120162 | Related to: Boundary Stone south of Standon Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV19437 | Related to: Boundary stone south of Watern Oke settlements, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV132022 | Related to: Boundary stone south-east of Nattor Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV131903 | Related to: Boundary Stone south-west of Standon Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV131915 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131915 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131918 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131908 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131909 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131910 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131911 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131912 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131913 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131915 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131915 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131916 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131917 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131919 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131920 | Related to: Boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131914 | Related to: Boundary stones, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV131954 | Related to: Military and civil boundary stones, Kingsett Down (Monument) |
| MDV116554 | Related to: Military boundary stone by the Rattle Brook (Monument) |
| MDV131968 | Related to: Military boundary stone near River Lyd, Willsworthy Range (Monument) |
| MDV131966 | Related to: Military boundary stone south-west of Lanehead (Monument) |
| MDV131967 | Related to: Military boundary stone south-west of Lanehead (Monument) |
| MDV131963 | Related to: Military boundary stone west of Yellowmead (Monument) |
| MDV131964 | Related to: Military boundary stone west of Yellowmead (Monument) |
| MDV131965 | Related to: Military boundary stone west of Yellowmead (Monument) |
| MDV131981 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Hare Tor (Monument) |
| MDV131957 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Kingsett Down (Monument) |
| MDV131955 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Kingsett Down (Monument) |
| MDV131956 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Kingsett Down (Monument) |
| MDV131958 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Kingsett Down (Monument) |
| MDV131969 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Willsworthy Range (Monument) |
| MDV131970 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Willsworthy Range (Monument) |
| MDV131971 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Willsworthy Range (Monument) |
| MDV131978 | Related to: Recumbent stone pillar south-east of Sharp Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV19429 | Related to: Standon Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV78354 | Related to: War Department boundary stones, Bearwalls Farm (Monument) |
| MDV26923 | Related to: Willsworthy Range military camp (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7425 - Standon Farm: an historical and archaeological survey
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 12 2023 11:07AM |
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