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| HER Number: | MDV46484 |
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| Name: | Millstone at King's Oven Pound, Chagford |
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Summary
Unfinished millstone lying near the centre of the Prehistoric pound known as King's Oven on the eastern slopes of Water Hill
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 674 812 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE18
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1010195
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/58/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILLSTONE? (Constructed, Unknown date)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
This central feature shown as 'King's Oven' on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Central feature shown as 'King's Oven (Ruin)' on early 20th century map.
Robinson, R., 1985, King' Oven Millstone (Worksheet). SDV227303.
Site visited on 20th June 1985. Unfinished millstone lying near the centre of the Prehistoric enclosure to the north-west of the Warren House Inn to which the name 'King's Oven has become attached. In appearance an prdinary grist millstone.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 34-5,Figure 26.1, Map 26 (Monograph). SDV219155.
'Millstone' in the centre of King's Oven. A mound of stones once stood at the centre but these were used to construct the mine buildings nearby and only a roughed-out millstone remains there.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Small circular feature visible on aerial photograph.
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 04/04/2022 (Website). SDV364039.
[1010195] Summary: U stone enclosure wrongly named King's Oven on Ordnance Survey maps.
Full description: [SX 67478129] King's Oven (Ruin) [TI] (1906 Ordnance Survey map).
Round stone in middle of old stone enclosure. (unattributed source)
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 34-5,Figure 26.1, Map 26. |
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| SDV227303 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1985. King' Oven Millstone. |
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #111383 ] |
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| SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 04/04/2022. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV121913 | Part of: King's Oven pound on eastern slopes of Water Hill (Monument) |
| MDV132640 | Related to: Alleged hut circle south-west of King's Oven, Water Hill (Monument) |
| MDV132641 | Related to: Building at King's Oven Mine, east of Water Hill (Building) |
| MDV132639 | Related to: Building on south-west side of King's Oven, east of Water Hill, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV6620 | Related to: Cairn and cist at King's Oven to the east of Water Hill, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV132642 | Related to: Mine building at King's Oven Mine, east of Water Hill (Building) |
| MDV132643 | Related to: Two stones north-east of King's Oven, east of Water Hill, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 4 2022 10:54AM |
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