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HER Number:MDV132230
Name:Inscribed boundary stone north-east of Eylesbarrow

Summary

An inscribed boundary stone north east of Eylesbarrow bearing the initials PCWW for the Plymouth Corporation Water Works. It measure 1.66m high and 0.3m square.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 601 691
Map Sheet:SX66NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66NW93
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063639

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 (Monograph). SDV309252.

This stone marks the boundary of the Meavy catchment for Burrato Reservoir, purchased by Plymouth Corporation Water Works.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

(06/01/1995) Boundary stone 600m W of Eylesbarrow, at SX 60176914. The stone is a dressed granite pillar witha pyramidal top, measuring 1.66m high and 0.3m square. The pillar leans slightly to the N. The letters PCWW, 0.05m high, and the date1917, numbers 0.07m high, are inscribed in a panel 0.3m square on its W face. There is an erosion hollow at the base of the pillar.

Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Cramber Tor Training Area Rapid Condition Survey, WA018 (Report - Survey). SDV354588.

Newman, P., 2007, Cramber Tor Training Area Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV348210.

(01/08/2006) As described in 1995.

Probert, S., 2008, Follow-Up Works to Cramber Tor Archaeological Baseline Condition Survey, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV351304.

Probert, S. A. J., 2017, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Cramber Tor Training Area, Devon, 2017 (Report - Survey). SDV360392.

Newman, P., 2021, Archaeological Sites within Cramber Tor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation February 2021 (Report - Survey). SDV364449.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV309252Monograph: 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.
SDV346608Report - 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. H. Riley. [Mapped feature: #134996 ]
SDV348210Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2007. Cramber Tor Training Area Monument Baseline Condition Survey. English Heritage. A4 Bound.
SDV351304Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2008. Follow-Up Works to Cramber Tor Archaeological Baseline Condition Survey, Dartmoor Training Area. A4 Comb Bound.
SDV354588Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Cramber Tor Training Area Rapid Condition Survey. Wessex Archaeology Report. Unknown. WA018.
SDV360392Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2017. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Cramber Tor Training Area, Devon, 2017. A4 Comb Bound + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV132231Related to: Boundary stone south-west of Nun's Cross Farm (Monument)
MDV132232Related to: Boundary stone south-west of Nun's Cross Farm (Monument)
MDV132229Related to: Inscribed boundary stone north-east of Eylesbarrow (Monument)
MDV48110Related to: Two boundary stones north-east of Eylesbarrow (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
  • EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
  • EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
  • EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area

Date Last Edited:Jan 12 2022 11:41AM