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HER Number:MDV43484
Name:Boundary Stone, The Weir east of Swallowfields

Summary

Boundary stone marking the 1897 borough extension.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 800 612
Map Sheet:SX86SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTotnes
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDARTINGTON
Ecclesiastical ParishLITTLEHEMPSTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/225

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOUNDARY STONE (XIX - 1897 AD to 1897 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1938, 121NW. Revision of 1932-1933 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition (Cartographic). SDV337452.

"Boundary Stone" is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1938.


Ordnance Survey, 1963, Ordnance Survey 1963 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV60736.

"Boundary Stone" is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1963.


HERALD EXPRESS, 1986, Boundary Stones to be Restored (Article in Serial). SDV325925.

Historic boundary stones round Totnes are to be restored by Devon County Council.
Totnes town councillor heard that the recent beating of the bounds was supported by 200 people but some problems were encountered finding some of the boundary stones. Some protection to be put around the stones on the highways.


Masson Phillips, E. N., 1986, The bounds of the Borough of Totnes, 24 (Article in Serial). SDV149859.

Boundary stone marking the 1897 borough extension. Granite, inscribed B B D i.e. Borough Boundary and Dartington. Close to the river bank at SX80106122.


Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

'BS' marked on the MasterMap 2012.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV149859Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1986. The bounds of the Borough of Totnes. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 118. A5 Hardback. 24.
SDV325925Article in Serial: HERALD EXPRESS. 1986. Boundary Stones to be Restored. Herald Express. Photocopy + Digital.
SDV337452Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1938. 121NW. Revision of 1932-1933 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV348725Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #91724 ]
SDV60736Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 1963 6 inch map. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 18 2018 12:12PM