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| HER Number: | MDV22777 |
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| Name: | Parish boundary stone between Roos Tor and Great Staple Tor, Whitchurch |
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Summary
Parish boundary stone between Whitchurch and Peter Tavy parishes situated between Roos Tor and Great Staple. Granite stone 0.6 metres high and 0.25 metres square with 'P incised on the north face and 'W' on the south face
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 542 763 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/124
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'B.Rock' shown on 19th century map.
Robinson, R., 1983, List of Field Monument Warden Visits (Site Visit). SDV114314.
Visited on 15th May 1983. Granite bound stone on saddle between Roos Tor and Great Staple Tor on parish boundary. Height 0.6 metres, 0.25 metres square and incised with letters 0.20 metres high 'P' on north face and 'W' on south face.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 96, Map 31, Site 'a' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Small parish boundary stone on the saddle midway between Roos and Great Staple Tors. According to Crossing it was the site of a violent dispute between "the men of Peter Tavy and those of Whitchurch over the stone's precise position".
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
'B.S.' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV114314 | Site Visit: Robinson, R.. 1983. List of Field Monument Warden Visits. |
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| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 96, Map 31, Site 'a'. |
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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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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139774 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV133735 | Related to: Boundary stone at north-east corner of the Wedlake enclosures on Peter Tavy Great Common, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV15023 | Related to: Boundary stones around Roos Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV133736 | Related to: Line of boundary stones north of the Dennithorne enclosures, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 25 2022 10:20AM |
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