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HER Number:MDV4624
Name:Boundary stone at Merrivale Bridge

Summary

At west end of bridge stands a granite block with two faces inclined at an angle. Left-hand face inscribed WHIT/CHURCH, and right-hand face WALK/HAMP/TON. Marks boundary between two parishes.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 550 751
Map Sheet:SX57NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
Civil ParishWhitchurch
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWHITCHURCH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/44

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1775 AD (Between) to 1850 AD (Between))

Full description

1906, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV234534.

'b. S' marked on os 6" (1906) map (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV234536.

Masson phillips, e. /tda/75(1943)157/notes on some old road-side stones in south-west devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV234537.

Des=os 6" (1906) 106ne.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV234538.

Des=os 25" (1953).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV234539.

Des=jenkinson, t. /devon milestone survey/(2004)/in smr.

JENKINSON, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV23977.

Boundary stone nw end of bridge by wall. Inscribed ‘whitchurch’ walkhampton no longer visible. Badly worn c.1822 (jenkinson).

Masson Phillips, E. N., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV5785.

Boundary stone at merrivale bridge, at w end of bridge stands a granite block with two faces inclined at an angle. Left-hand face inscribed whit/church, and right-hand face walk/hamp/ton. Marks boundary between two parishes.(masson-phillips).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV234534Migrated Record: 1906.
SDV234536Migrated Record:
SDV234537Migrated Record:
SDV234538Migrated Record:
SDV234539Migrated Record:
SDV23977Migrated Record: JENKINSON.
SDV5785Migrated Record: Masson Phillips, E. N..

Associated Monuments

MDV51390Related to: Merrivale Bridge (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 3 2023 9:58AM