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Summary

Direction stone, at the crossroads north of Downhouse, built into a rough stone wall on the right hand side of the road to Tavistock, is a roughly rectangular block, lying on its side. It bears the incised letters "TA". It may be a portion of a direction stone split lengthwise, and used in the wall.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/6

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ROUTE MARKER NON SPECIFIC (XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Masson Phillips, E. N., 1943, Notes on Some Old Roadside Stones in South West Devon, 156 (Article in Serial). SDV148816.

Direction stone, at the crossroads north of Downhouse, built into a rough stone wall on the right hand side of the road to Tavistock, is a roughly rectangular block, lying on its side. It bears the incised letters "TA". It may be a portion of a direction stone split lengthwise, and used in the wall.

Google, 2023, Google Streetview (Website). SDV365229.

Narrow rectangular stone set into wall is visible on the 2021 image. No inscription can be seen.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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