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| HER Number: | MDV27720 |
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| Name: | Two boundary stones on Metheral Hill, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Two upright stones 20 mrtres apart marking the boundary of Dartmoor Forest and South Tawton parishes. These large undressed moorland blocks stand a maximum of 1.85 metres high and possess erosion hollows 0.2 metres deep around their bases. Both have the letter 'T' 15 centimetres high and 1 centimetre deep inscribed on the north side facing South Tawton Parish
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 625 899 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW71
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 894186
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/119
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD? (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R, 1985, Two boundary stones (Worksheet). SDV251206.
(26/08/1985) SX 625 899 One of two unusual stones on parish boundary - each marked with a 't' on north side - may represent the remains of a stone row.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 210, Map 40, Site 'd' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Two tall pillars both inscribed 'T' stand 20 metres apart with a third much small slab in line to the west.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(02/08/1993) Centred SX 6253 9001. Two upright stones marking the boundary of Dartmoor Forest and South Tawton parishes. These large undressed moorland blocks stand a maximum of 1.85m high and possess erosion hollows 0.2m deep around their bases. Both have the letter T 15cm high and 1cm deep inscribed on the north side, that facing South Tawton Parish.
A third, much smaller, stone lies 55m to the north west at SX 6249 9005. This flat-topped slab measures 0.6m high. 0.8m wide and 0.15m thick. It is so distanced from and dissimilar of a stone row (as suggested by the SMR) very unlikely. Additionally there is no trace of the linear pit clusters usually associated with robbed stone rows.
These stones are wrongly depicted by the OS. Though shown on OS 1:10000 SX 68 NW they actually lie in sheet SX 69 SW.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(24/10/2003) These stones remain as SDV219155 although the inscriptions have been highlighted with white crayon or paint.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Two stones shown as 'B.S.' on modrn mapping.
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. 210, Map 40, Site 'd'. |
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| SDV251206 | Worksheet: Robinson, R. 1985. Two boundary stones. Worksheet. Unknown. |
| 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. S. Probert. |
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| SDV350801 | Report - 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. S. Probert. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134308 | Related to: Boundary stone north-east of Cosdon Hill on South Tawton Common, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV51218 | Related to: Boundary stone west of a pair of stones on Metheral Hill, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV51209 | Related to: Boundary stones flanking a ford on the River Taw 1 kilometre north-east of Oke Tor, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV134306 | Related to: Pair of boundary stones north-east of Raybarrow Pool between South Tawton and Throwleigh parishes, South Tawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2023 3:57PM |
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