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HER Number:MDV133371
Name:Dartmoor National Park sign at the Haytor Visitor Centre, Ilsington

Summary

Dartmoor National Park plaque on a tall granite pillar at the Haytor Visitor Centre replacing an earlier sign on an irregular shaped granite block

Location

Grid Reference:SX 765 771
Map Sheet:SX77NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishIlsington
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishILSINGTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SIGN (Constructed, Mid 20th Century to XXI - 1959 AD (Between) to 2020 AD (Between))

Full description

Fenlon, M., 2021, Dartmoor National Park Authority Boundary Stones, DNPA/HVC 1a & 1b (Un-published). SDV365022.

Dartmoor National Park sign at the start of the path to the Haytor Visitor Centre on the east side of the car park. The original sign (1a) was a small irregular shaped granite boulder with a small hexagonal plaque with the words Dartmoor National Park around the 'Pony' logo. It has been replaced by sign (1b) a tall granite column with the Datmoor National Park plaque with the original 'Pony' logo.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

'Car Park' and 'Tourist Information Centre' shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138911 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV133375Related to: Dartmoor National Park sign at the Postbridge Visitor Centre, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)

Date Last Edited:Sep 12 2022 9:08AM