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| HER Number: | MDV132015 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone at Wallabrook Head, Lydford |
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Summary
A boundary stone marking the MOD Willsworthy Estate. The roughly dressed pillar inscribed 'WD 18' is 0.8 metres high and 0.3 metres by 0.25 metres. Investigated in 1998.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 544 845 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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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 | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW156
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1159435
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, Early 20th Century to Edwardian - 1901 AD (Between) to 1902 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
SX54448456. 'Stone' (1:10000 scale map)
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor, 76-77 (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 'd' 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.
(26/08/1998) A military stone situated at SX54458456. The roughly dressed pillar, inscribed WD 18, is 0.8m high and 0.3m by 0.25m. The area around the base has been eroded. 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.
(20/12/2000) The boundary marker is stable but there is heavy erosion damage around its base.
Probert, S., 2007, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357728.
Probert, S., 2013, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357729.
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. 76-77. |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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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: #134240 ] |
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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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| SDV357728 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2007. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Not applicable. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV357729 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2013. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Not applicable. A4 Comb Bound. |
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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
| MDV132014 | Related to: Boundary stone north of Wallabrook Head (Monument) |
| MDV132022 | Related to: Boundary stone south-east of Nattor Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV131827 | Related to: Military boundary stone north of Doe Tor, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV132024 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Willsworthy Camp (Monument) |
| MDV72011 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Willsworthy Gate (Monument) |
| MDV26917 | Related to: Streamworks along the Walla Brook, Doetor Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 12 2023 10:18AM |
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