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HER Number:MDV25180
Name:Boundary stone on Buckland Common

Summary

Boundary stone roughly squared granite post inscribed EPB 1837, with an A and B on either side. One of a series marking the manor boundary on Buckland Common. EPB stand for Edmund Pollexfen Bastard, Lord of the manor.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 739 741
Map Sheet:SX77SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishAshburton
Civil ParishBuckland in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishASHBURTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age parallel reave system on Buckland Common and Blackslade Down, including prehistoric hut circle settlements and cairns, medieval and later remains

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/161
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1837 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'B. S.' (boundary stone) depicted on the late 19th century historic map.

National Monuments Record, 1980, NMR SF1746, 264 (Aerial Photograph). SDV294996.

Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV345904.

3/4/1983 Boundary stone roughly squared granite post inscribed EPB 1837, with an A and B on either side. One of a series marking the manor boundary on Buckland Common. EPB stand for Edmund Pollexfen Bastard. Lord of the manor.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Boundary stone visible on National Monuments Record aerial photograph.

Brown, M., 1996, A guide to the Parish of Buckland-in-the-Moor, 12-13 (Monograph). SDV361770.

Mention of this stone; the seventh, counting from Blackslade Ford, marking the eastern boundary of the parish/manor.

Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 52 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.

Boundary stone on Buckland Common. Hidden by gorse at the time of the survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV294996Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1980. NMR SF1746. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 264.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV345904Un-published: Belsey, P. M.. 1983 - 1987. Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet.
SDV359145Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 52.
SDV359352Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #13337 ]
SDV361770Monograph: Brown, M.. 1996. A guide to the Parish of Buckland-in-the-Moor. A guide to the Parish of Buckland-in-the-Moor. A5 Paperback. 12-13.

Associated Monuments

MDV30643Related to: Boundary stone in cairn, 100 metres north-west of Cold East Cross (Monument)
MDV30595Related to: Boundary stone on Buckland Common (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey

Date Last Edited:Dec 14 2021 10:33AM