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HER Number:MDV13478
Name:Slot cutting stone, Dockwell Gate

Summary

Slot cutting stone, dockwell gate. Extant. Vis=-/5/1978 (robinson, r. ). A granite boulder near the dockwell gate shows the slot method of splitting, having two parallel lines of slots across its upper surface which for some reason have been left at this stage. Length 75cm, width 50cm, height 30cm. The slots are about 30m apart, each slot being roughly 13cm x 10cm deep. The stone lies a few metres south of the ring cairn at the dockwell gate and north of the cairn adjacent to it.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 693 637
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/335

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • STONE (Unknown date)

Full description

Robinson, R., Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV137185.

Slot cutting stone, dockwell gate. Extant. Vis=-/5/1978 (robinson, r. ). A granite boulder near the dockwell gate shows the slot method of splitting, having two parallel lines of slots across its upper surface which for some reason have been left at this stage. Length 75cm, width 50cm, height 30cm. The slots are about 30m apart, each slot being roughly 13cm x 10cm deep. The stone lies a few metres south of the ring cairn at the dockwell gate and north of the cairn adjacent to it.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV152780.

Des=parish checklist.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137185Report - Survey: Robinson, R..
SDV152780Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV13404Related to: Worked stone near Dockwell Gate (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 19 2015 3:49PM