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| HER Number: | MDV132232 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone south-west of Nun's Cross Farm |
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Summary
A boundary stone west of Nun's Cross Farm inscribed with the intials PCWW for the Plymouth Corporation Water Works. It measures 1.16m high and 0.3m square.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 603 697 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW90
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063626
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.
The latter stone marks the boundary of the Meavy catchment for Burrator 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 200m W of Nun's Cross Farm, at SX 60406976. The stone is a dressed granite pillar with a pyramidal top, measuring 1.16m high and 0.3m square. The letters PCWW, 0.5m high, and the date 1917, numbers 0.07m high, are inscribed in a panel 0.3m square on its W face.
Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Cramber Tor Training Area Rapid Condition Survey, WA022 (Report - Survey). SDV354588.
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(01/08/2006) As described in 1995.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. |
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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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| 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. H. Riley. [Mapped feature: #134999 ] |
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| SDV354588 | Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Cramber Tor Training Area Rapid Condition Survey. Wessex Archaeology Report. Unknown. WA022. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132231 | Related to: Boundary stone south-west of Nun's Cross Farm (Monument) |
| MDV49496 | Related to: Boundary stones south west of Nun's Cross Farm (Monument) |
| MDV132230 | Related to: Inscribed boundary stone north-east of Eylesbarrow (Monument) |
| MDV13229 | Related to: Unenclosed prehistoric hut circle settlement on Harford Moor, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8399 - Cramber Tor Training Area Environmental Impact Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 12 2022 11:49AM |
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