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| HER Number: | MDV39667 |
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| Name: | County boundary stone north-north-west of Dinger Tor, Dartmoor Forest and Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
A boundary rock at the crest of the steep south-west facing slope between Fordsland Ledge and Dinger Tor. The massive earthfast block has the letters 'OP' above a 'B' inscribed 0.17 metres high in its west side. The rock marks the boundary between Dartmoor Forest and Okehampton Hamlets parishes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 582 885 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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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: SX58NE37
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063619
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/58
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map, 88NE (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Boundary Stone' shown on 1906 map and later 1965 map.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 217, Map 42 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Not shown as a Okehampton boundary stone.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(21/07/1994) SX 5823 8854. A boundary rock at the crest of the steep SW facing slope between Fordsland Ledge and Dinger Tor. The massive earthfast block has the letters OP above a B inscribed 0.17m high in its W side. The rock marks the boundary between Dartmoor Forest and Okehampton Hamlets parishes.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(16/03/2004) This feature is as described in 1994 and is under no threat.
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Feature shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'B Rock' shown on modern 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. 217, Map 42. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). 88NE. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. |
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| 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. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #133582 ] |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV39666 | Related to: Boundary stone north-west of Dinger Tor, Dartmoor Forest and Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV39668 | Related to: Boundary stones south-east of High Willhays, Dartmoor Forest and Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- 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: | Dec 5 2023 4:17PM |
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