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| HER Number: | MDV4379 |
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| Name: | Whitehorse Hill peat pass marker stone |
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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 620 853 |
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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/12
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAY MARKER (XX - 1909 AD 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.
Gillard, M., 2019, Notes regarding location of Dartmoor Features (Correspondence). SDV363093.
Peat Pass marker visited July 2019 and plotted at SX 6201 8533 (located using Trimble differential GPS).
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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Associated Monuments
| MDV4380 | Related to: Whitehorse Hill peat pass (Monument) |
| MDV4378 | Related to: Whitehorse Hill peat pass marker stone (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 5 2019 3:43PM |
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