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HER Number:MDV133736
Name:Line of boundary stones north of the Dennithorne enclosures, Peter Tavy

Summary

Line of three boundary stones marked 'RB' set up along the bank and ditch to the north of the Dennithorne enclosures on the 'ED and Ward Boundary'

Location

Grid Reference:SX 526 754
Map Sheet:SX57NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY
Ecclesiastical ParishWHITCHURCH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Seven stones shown as 'B.S.' on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Seven stones shown as 'B.S.' on early 20th century map.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 96, Map 31, Site 'd' (Monograph). SDV219155.

Line of boundary stones 'd' marked 'RB' set up along the bank and ditch ringing the Dennithorne enclosures were probably an attempt to reclaim the abandoned upland fields now cut through by the Tavistock to Princetown road.

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

Stones shown as 'B.S.' on the 'ED and Ward boundary' on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 96, Map 31, Site 'd'.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139776 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV15023Related to: Boundary stones around Roos Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV22777Related to: Parish boundary stone between Roos Tor and Great Staple Tor, Whitchurch (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
  • EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
  • EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
  • EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

Date Last Edited:Dec 25 2022 10:59AM