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HER Number:MDV48107
Name:Boundary stone between the Parishes of Shaugh Prior and Cornwood, Cornwood

Summary

Boundary stone between the Parishes of Shaugh Prior and Cornwood shown on 19th century and later maps

Location

Grid Reference:SX 620 662
Map Sheet:SX66NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/196

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Boundary stone shown as 'B.S.' on 19th century map.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 154, Map 50 (Monograph). SDV137656.

A short pillar defines the Shaugh Moor and Cornwood junction where the boundary alters course south-westwards along the ridge of Shell Top and beyond.

Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

'BS' shown on modern mapping on the east side of a 'Mound'.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 154, Map 50.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV362729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #122124 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV122892Related to: Charcoal burning platforms on Langcombe Hill. Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV13173Related to: Heather-covered cairn or peat burning platform at Lancombe Head, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV13174Related to: Heather-covered cairn or peat burning platform at Lancombe Head, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV5124Related to: Peat mound once thought to be a barrow, Shaugh Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley

Date Last Edited:Jul 20 2021 12:41PM