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HER Number:MDV22782
Name:Boundary stone east of Standon Hill

Summary

Granite boundstone 'WD25' marking the limit of Ministry of Defence freehold at Willsworthy.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 565 817
Map Sheet:SX58SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX58SE39
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063747
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/52

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to Early 20th Century - 1751 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV276922.

Des=worksheet. Vis=26/8/1983 (greeves). Granite boundstone 'wd25' marking the limit of mod freehold at willsworthy.(worksheet).

Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.

SX 56528170. Stone [NAT] (OS 1:10000 1988).

Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor, 75-76 (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.

(01/08/1996) SX 56528170. A boundary stone 1km N of Lynch Tor on the watershed between Western Red Lake and Baggator Brook. The roughly dressed flat-topped post measures 1.1m high and 0.3m square. The letters 'W.D' above the number '25' are inscribed on the west face.

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 in 1996.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV276922Migrated Record:
SDV309252Monograph: 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. 75-76.
SDV346608Report - 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.
SDV350058Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV350801Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown.
SDV357727Report - 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.

Associated Monuments

MDV22783Related to: Boundary stone east of Standon Hill (Monument)
MDV22784Related to: Boundary stone east of Standon Hill (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
  • EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

Date Last Edited:Nov 9 2021 11:45AM