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| HER Number: | MDV13687 |
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| Name: | Roadside milestone north-east of Stidson Cross |
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Summary
Depicted on the historic maps, thought to date to the early to mid-19th century, although could be older. Relates to the Plymouth-Exeter Turnpike, the section between Brent Bridge and Chudleigh Bridge being administered by the Ashburton Turnpike Trust.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 716 604 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SW/79
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1834 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Milestone is depicted on the late 19th century historic map; 'M.S. Ashburton…7'.
Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist Worksheets, Page 627-8 of 821 (Worksheet). SDV340722.
Milestone, opposite Stidston. Extant. Granite.
2/12/1978 A granite milestone on the north side of the old A38 road (now B3010) opposite Homer Stidston on the right of the field gateway.
It is carefully dressed, flat faced with a rounded top. Height 0.58 metres, width 0.38 metres, thickness 0.22 metres. The stone has been whitewashed, a few traces remaining and the letters picked out in black. The back is against the bank and cannot be seen but by tough there is no lettering on it. On the front (facing traffic from the west) is 'Ashburton 7'. The figure '7' is almost indecipherable.
This stone relates to the Plymouth-Exeter Turnpike, the section between Brent Bridge and Chudleigh Bridge being administered by the Ashburton Turnpike Trust who in 1834 published plans for a re-shaping of the route from Brent Bridge to Dean Prior bypassing Harbourneford and the line of the 1755 turnpike completely. This gives a date of 1834 for this milestone. If however it was moved from the site of the '7 mile stone' on the old route of 1755 it could date from this time but it does not match in style or materials the 1755 milestone of Brent Bridge.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Milestone is still depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV340722 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1977-1979. South Brent Parish Checklist Worksheets. South Brent Parish Checklist. Worksheet. Page 627-8 of 821. |
| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #5282 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13688 | Related to: Granite milestone east of South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 23 2018 3:35PM |
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