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| HER Number: | MDV15305 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone on Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
An inscribed boundary stone dated 1917 bearing the initials "PCWW" for the Plymouth Corporation Water Works. It measures 1.5m high by 0.3m wide and 0.25m thick. Boundary stone on Walkhampton Common; one of a group marking a straight line between North and South Hessary Tors. Also lies on the line of the Walkhampton / Dartmoor Forest Parish boundary.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 591 728 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: 19th century or earlier boundary stone marking a straight line between North and South Hessary Tors
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE173
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064752
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/174/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XIX to Early 20th Century - 1875 AD? (Between) to 1932 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'B.S.' for Boundary Stone depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
As the First Edition historic map.
Prowse, A. B., 1906, The Forest Bounds Near Princetown, 412 (Article in Serial). SDV250087.
Between South and North Hessery Tors are seven granite boundary posts running in a straight line. The other six are at: SX59187289; SX58897318; SX58997307; SX58787329; SX58627346; SX58367373.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 Royal Air Force aerial photographs.
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor (Monograph). SDV309252.
Burrator reservoir was built across the Meavy by the Plymouth Corporation Water Works and opened in September 1898. Land has been purchased so that waters draining into the Meavy above the dam were all captured, and the bounds of this land is now marked by a number of boundary stones. These were not erected until between 1917 and 1932. All are dated and inscribed with the initials 'PCWW'.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(17/07/1995) SX59187289 A crudely shaped granite post measures 1.5m high,0.3m wide and 0.25m thick with the letters PCWW above 1917 inscribed on its western face.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
'B.S.' depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV250087 | Article in Serial: Prowse, A. B.. 1906. The Forest Bounds Near Princetown. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 38. 412. |
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| SDV309252 | Monograph: Brewer, D.. 1986. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. Unknown. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| 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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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #133335 ] |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV131662 | Related to: Boundary stone 80m north-west of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV131663 | Related to: Boundary stone 90m north-west of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV112640 | Related to: Boundary stone at The Lodge, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV112639 | Related to: Boundary stone north of Station Road, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV112641 | Related to: Boundary stone on Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV131657 | Related to: Boundary stone south-east of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV131665 | Related to: Boundary stone to the rear of Station Cottages, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV112638 | Related to: Boundary stone west of Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV123082 | Related to: Boundary stones west of Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV103325 | Related to: Burrator Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV15304 | Related to: Stone north-east of South Hessary Tor (Monument) |
| MDV131664 | Related to: Two boundary stones north of The Lodge, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2021 2:53PM |
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