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| HER Number: | MDV22784 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone east of Standon Hill, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Military boundary stone of 1.0 metre high by 0.3 metres square and inscribed 'WD27'. One of 46 marking the edge of the MOD Willsworthy Estate. Investigated in 1998.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 561 814 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE64
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1147659
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/54
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, Early 20th Century to Edwardian - 1901 AD (Between) to 1902 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.
Stone [NAT] (OS 1:10560 1965).
Greeves, T., 1983, Boundary stone east of Standon Hill (Worksheet). SDV276884.
Visited on 26th August 1983. Granite boundstone "WD27" marking the limit of MOD freehold at Willsworthy.
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor, 37-8, 76-7 (Monograph). SDV309252.
This is one of 46 such stones that mark the edge of the military owned property in the Willsworthy area.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 108-109, Map 32 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Boundary stone 'g' at Baggator Brook inscribed 'WD27' erected soon after 1900 when Willsworthy was purchased by the War Office for use as a firing range.
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.
(04/08/1998) SX 56178141. A dressed granite block 1.0m high and 0.3m square stands surrounded by marsh on the left bank of Baggator Brook shortly below its source. The letters 'WD' above the number '27' are inscribed in its E 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.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 108-109, Map 32. |
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| SDV276884 | Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1983. Boundary stone east of Standon Hill. |
| 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. 37-8, 76-7. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #134136 ] |
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| SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. 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
| MDV22785 | Related to: Boundary stone by Baggator Brook (Monument) |
| MDV22782 | Related to: Boundary stone east of Standon Hill (Monument) |
| MDV22783 | Related to: Boundary stone east of Standon Hill (Monument) |
| MDV19437 | Related to: Boundary stone south of Watern Oke settlements, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV116554 | Related to: Military boundary stone by the Rattle Brook (Monument) |
| MDV131827 | Related to: Military boundary stone north of Doe Tor, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV131979 | Related to: Military boundary stone Willsworthy Range, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV131981 | Related to: Military boundary stone, Hare Tor (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
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- 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: | Feb 12 2023 11:01AM |
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