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| HER Number: | MDV47999 |
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| Name: | Boundary Stone on Crownhill Down |
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Summary
One of six granite boundary stones set up on Crownhill Down by Lee Moor Clay Works in the late 19th century
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 609 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1343805
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/460
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XIX - 1887 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Boundary stone shown as 'Stone' on early 20th century map to the west of Old Bottle Leat on Crownhill Down.
Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J., 1985, Linear Banks on Crownhill Down, Dartmoor, 7 (Article in Serial). SDV337244.
Modern boundary stone.
National Monuments Record, 2002, 1343805 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343695.
Six boundary stones inscribed 'LM 1887' have been identified on Crownhill Down. They were set up on the purchase of an area by the Lee Moor Clay Works. They are each about 0.8 metres high and 0.3 metres square with the inscription on one face of the dressed granite pillar.
Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV343412.
Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV337244 | Article in Serial: Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J.. 1985. Linear Banks on Crownhill Down, Dartmoor. Landscape History. 7. Unknown. 7. |
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| SDV343412 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2002. The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/31/2002. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV343695 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2002. 1343805. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Single Sheet + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
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| MDV54269 | Related to: Boundary Stone on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
| MDV75994 | Related to: Boundary Stone on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
| MDV76001 | Related to: Boundary Stone on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 16 2009 9:44AM |
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