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| HER Number: | MDV19439 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone by Western Red Lake |
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Summary
A boundary stone on the left bank of Western Red Lake at a ford immediately NW of The Meads. The roughly-dressed post measures 1.1m high, 0.3m wide and 0.25m thick. The letters W.D above the number 23 are inscribed on the W face.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 565 827 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Structural remains of Bronze Age hut circles and earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworking along Western Red Lake
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE45
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064632
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/49
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XX - 1901 AD (Between) to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV218515.
Des=worksheet in Lydford parish file. (25/08/1982 (greeves, t. ). Granite boundary stone inscribed "wd 23" on west bank of red lake. Marked on 1965 os 6" as stone.(worksheet).
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
SX 56588279. 'Stone' (1:10000 scale map, 1965)
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor (Monograph). SDV309252.
This stone is one of 46 marking the edge of military owned property in the Willsworthy Area.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(01/08/1995) A boundary stone on the left bank of Western Red Lake at a ford immediately NW of The Meads. The roughly-dressed post measures 1.1m high, 0.3m wide and 0.25m thick. The letters W.D above the number 23 are inscribed on the W face.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(24/06/1998) This boundary stone is as described.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(15/02/2001) This feature remains as described though a deep erosion gulley at its base threatens its stability.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218515 | Migrated Record: |
| 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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| 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. |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19437 | Related to: Boundary stone south of Watern Oke settlements (Monument) |
| MDV116632 | Related to: Streamworks on the River Tavy and its tributaries within Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV27109 | Related to: Tinner's hut, Western Red Lake (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 9 2021 12:47PM |
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