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HER Number:MDV4112
Name:Boundary stone on roadside by turn to Collaton Farm

Summary

19th century boundary stone on the east side of the road at the turn to Collaton Farm.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 512 751
Map Sheet:SX57NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK AND WHITCHURCH AND PETER TAVY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/10

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOUNDARY STONE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Masson Phillips, E. N., 1943, Notes on Some Old Roadside Stones in South West Devon, 157 (Article in Serial). SDV148816.

Boundary stone, Collaton Lane. On the road from Tavistock to Two Bridges. Stands by the roadside about 1km north of Moorshop, on the lane to Harford Bridge, where a lane turns east to Collaton. Tapers slightly upwards and on three faces bears initial letters in relief within sunken panels, thus: T (for Tavistock), W (for Whitchurch), and P (for Peter Tavy). Marks the junction of the boundaries of these three parishes.

Jenkinson, T., 2003 - 2005, Peter Tavy to Horrabridge via Whitchurch & Plaster Down Unclassified (Report - Survey). SDV324156.

(12/07/2005) Boundary stone erected in the 1820s on the grass verge on the east side of the road at the turn to Collaton Farm. The stone is inscribed 'P' cut into a small recessed panel. The rough cut stone had been repositioned after falling in 2004 & had chips to the edges at the time of the survey in 2004.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV148816Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1943. Notes on Some Old Roadside Stones in South West Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 75. A5 Hardback. 157.
SDV324156Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2003 - 2005. Peter Tavy to Horrabridge via Whitchurch & Plaster Down Unclassified. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled.

Associated Monuments

MDV72077Related to: Milestone at turn to Lower Collaton, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV3032 - Milestone Survey from Peter Tavy to Horrabridge via Whitchurch & Plaster Down Unclassified

Date Last Edited:Jan 10 2023 11:36AM