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| HER Number: | MDV48878 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone near Hawks Tor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
One of three upright moorstone granite slabs each with the capital letter H inscribed on their west face are set into the sides of or on sinuous earth and stone boundary earthworks which occur on Shaugh Moor (see also MDV4479 and MDV2593).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 553 624 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Bronze age landscapes on Shaugh Moor and Wooter Moor comprising earthworks and walling of enclosures, hut circles, cairns, stone circles and rows, reaves and field systems, and medieval and post medieval field systems
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE171
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1106078
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/183/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV143313.
Collis, j. /pdas/41(1983)53, 61, figs 2, 5. Stone inscribed with letter "h" (see headsheet) (collis).
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor, 79 (Monograph). SDV309252.
Brewer suggests they are associated with Hemerdon House.
Fletcher, M. + Probert, S., 1998, Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV343481.
(03/12/1997) SX55156227; SX55376247; SX55746223. Three upright moorstone granite slabs each with the capital letter H inscribed on their west face are set into the sides of or on sinuous earth and stone boundary earthworks which occur on Shaugh Moor.
SX55376247 - 1.3m high, 0.3m wide and 0.21m thick.
A similar inscribed stone with a capital H on the east face is at SX54936212 (SX56SW ).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143313 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV309252 | Monograph: Brewer, D.. 1986. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. Unknown. 79. |
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| SDV343481 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Probert, S.. 1998. Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #132946 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2593 | Related to: Boundary stone on Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV48879 | Related to: Boundary Stone, Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 24 2021 3:39PM |
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