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| HER Number: | MDV134958 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone south of Sourton Tors, Okehampton Hamlets and Bridestowe and Sourton parishes |
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Summary
Boundary Stone inscribed 'BS' and '9' at Iron Gates on the boundary with Okehampton where the old King Way Track from Tavistock to Okehampton crosses the ditch south of Sourton Tors.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 544 894 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| Civil Parish | Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'B.S.' shown on 19th century map.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 224, Map 43, Boundary Stone 'f' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Boundary Stone 'f ' inscribed 'BS' and '9' at Iron Gates on the boundary with Okehampton where the old King Way Track from Tavistock to Okehampton crosses the ditch south of Sourton Tors.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
'BS' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 224, Map 43, Boundary Stone 'f'. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142710 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV50570 | Related to: Boundary bank and ditch east of Sourton Tors between Bridestowe and Sourton parish and Okehampton Hamlets parish (Monument) |
| MDV131767 | Related to: Boundary stone on the west bank of the Rattlebrook, Bridestowe and Sourton and Lydford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2024 12:34PM |
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