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HER Number:MDV132884
Name:Boundary stone at ford, Black-a-Ven Brook, Okehampton Hamlets

Summary

A boundary stone at a ford on the Black-a-Ven Brook. The dressed granite block measures 1.1 metres high, 0.4 metres wide and 0.2 metres thick. The letter 'L' is inscribed on its southern side.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 600 919
Map Sheet:SX69SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishOkehampton Hamlets
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOKEHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX69SW111
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1397029

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, Early 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1901 AD (Between) to 1999 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Stone' shown on 19th century map on the north side of the 'Ford'.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

(26/01/2004) SX 60029192. A boundary stone lies on the edge of a ford on the Black-a-Ven Brook at the northern foot of Harter Hill. The dressed granite block measures 1.1m high, 0.4m wide and 0.2m thick. The letter 'L' is inscribed on its southern side. The stone lies in a deep erosion gulley and leans to the north.

English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.

Stone shown on survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

'Stone' shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV345855Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital.
SDV350801Report - 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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #137438 ]
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV51202Related to: Boundary stones south of the Black-a-ven Brook, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
  • EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
  • EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

Date Last Edited:Dec 8 2023 4:11PM