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| HER Number: | MDV39669 |
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| Name: | County boundary stones east of High Willhays, Dartmoor Forest and Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Two boundary stones on Lydford Forest and Okehampton Hamlets parish boundary. One is 1.9 metres high, 0.45 metres wide and 0.4 metres thick, the other is 0.6 metres high, 0.3 metres wide and 0.15 metres thick. Depicted on historic mapping.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 590 896 |
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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 Record of the Historic Environment: 1063583
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX58NE31
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/25
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 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 on later (1965) map.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 217, Map 42, Site 'd' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Boundary stone 'd' in a line of stones marking the boundary between Okehampton Hamlets and Dartmoor Forest stretching from Sandy Ford to Cullever Steps. Each is inscribed 'OPB' on at least one face. Many of the stones are paired with a small slab at the foot of a tall pillar which was presumably a more easily visible replacement.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(08/09/1993) Two stones marking the boundary of Lydford Forest Parish and Okehampton Hamlets Parish lie on a moderate E facing slope 100m SW of the Observation Posts at Curtery Clitters at SX 5903 8962. The most prominent of the two is a flat-topped drill-split post 1.9m high, 0.45m wide and 0.4m thick. The letters OP above a B are inscribed 0.12m high and 0.015m deep on the W face. The post has been broken, presumably by shell fire, but cemented together again.
The second stone, a rough moorland block, lies 4m to the N. It measures 0.6m high, 0.3m wide and 0.15m thick. The letters OP above a B appear in the W face. This stone has also suffered damage; part of the letter O is missing.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(07/04/2004) These two boundary stones are as described and are well preserved.
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Stone shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'BS' 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, Site 'd'. |
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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: #133576 ] |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV39668 | Related to: Boundary stones south-east of High Willhays, Dartmoor Forest and Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV54151 | Related to: Observation Post (3) between High Willhays and East Mill Tor, 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 6 2023 3:46PM |
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