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HER Number:MDV16868
Name:Guide stone formerly at Tor Royal

Summary

At Tor Royal, Princetown, a guide stone that used to stand on the course of the old track from Tavistock to Ashburton was found during demolition of the old farmhouse to have been used as a lintel. Current location unknown.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 600 731
Map Sheet:SX67SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX67SW281
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 620597
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/42/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ROUTE MARKER NON SPECIFIC (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Prowse, D. C. + Worth, R. H., 1934, On Some Guide Stones Standing on the Course of the Old Track from Tavistock to Ashburton, 317, 321 (Article in Serial). SDV258802.

SX 600731. At Tor Royal, Princetown, a guide stone that used to stand on the course of the old track from Tavistock to Ashburton was found during demolition of the old farmhouse to have been used as a lintel.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(29/04/1989) The whereabouts of this guide stone was not known by the tenant (for the past ten years) of Tor Royal.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV258802Article in Serial: Prowse, D. C. + Worth, R. H.. 1934. On Some Guide Stones Standing on the Course of the Old Track from Tavistock to Ashburton. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 66. 317, 321.
SDV350839Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. [Mapped feature: #7707 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV16573Related to: Ashburton to Tavistock routemarker, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV6280Related to: Tor Royal Farmhouse, Princetown (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8666 - Tor Royal Plantation, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

Date Last Edited:Jun 16 2022 1:25PM