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| HER Number: | MDV4378 |
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| Name: | Whitehorse Hill peat pass marker stone, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
One of two memorial stones at each end of a peat pass, set up by Philpott's son and brother after his death in 1909. Granite stone markers with bronze plaques replaced the original wooden marker posts to indicate the route of the passes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 617 854 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/11
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAY MARKER (Constructed, Edwardian to Early 20th Century - 1909 AD (Between) to 1919 AD (Between))
Full description
Le Messurier, B., 1965, The Phillpotts Peat Passes of Northern Dartmoor, 166 pl.10 (Article in Serial). SDV242771.
One of two memorial stones at each end of a peat pass, set up by Philpott's son and brother after his death in 1909. Granite stone markers with bronze plaques replaced the original wooden marker posts to indicate the route of the passes. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
'Memorial Stone' is depicted on the modern mapping. Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV242771 | Article in Serial: Le Messurier, B.. 1965. The Phillpotts Peat Passes of Northern Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 97. Unknown. 166 pl.10. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #26213 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128756 | Related to: Memorial stone on Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV4380 | Related to: Peat pass of 220 metres north of Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV4379 | Related to: Whitehorse Hill peat pass marker stone (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- 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: | Feb 21 2023 9:21AM |
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