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| HER Number: | MDV5079 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone at Red Lake |
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Summary
'U' stone on the parish boundary constructed from rough granite (0.96m long by 0.6m high) with the letters H and U incised (12.7cm by 10.16cm) on one side with a vertical line cut between them.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 643 663 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Structural and earthwork remains of Medieval or later tin streamworks on the River Erme and its tributaries, Blacklane Brook, Dry Lake and Red Lake, as well as blowing houses and tinners buildings and possible prehistoric enclosures at Wollake
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/4
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, XIX - 1801 AD to 1810 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map, OS 6"(1907)113SE (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Boundary stones' indicated on the early 20th century (1907) historic map and later (1968) edition.
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 373 (Monograph). SDV320981.
'Outer U stone' on the parish boundary at Red Lake, sited about 27m from the left bank of Red Lake stream and the 'Abbot's Way' track which continues along the parish boundary in a south easterly direction. The stone is of rough granite with the letters H and U incised on one side with a vertical line between them.
Worth, R. H., 1941, Dartmoor: 1788 - 1808, 203-226 (Article in Serial). SDV160667.
Gaskell-Brown, C. + Hankin, C., 1974 -1978, Ugborough Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV161354.
SX 6431 6638 The stone is of rough granite (0.96m long by 0.6m high) with the letters H and U incised (12.7cm by 10.16cm) on one side with a vertical line cut between them.
The inscription may have been made in 1803 (citing Worth, 1941)..
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on the aerial photographs refered to in the project.
Perrin, R., 2016, Ugborough Parish Heritage Appraisal Second Edition, UG716 (Report - Assessment). SDV360390.
stone at SX 6432 6640.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV160667 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1941. Dartmoor: 1788 - 1808. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 73. Unknown. 203-226. |
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| SDV161354 | Worksheet: Gaskell-Brown, C. + Hankin, C.. 1974 -1978. Ugborough Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. Digital. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 373. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). OS 6"(1907)113SE. |
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| SDV360390 | Report - Assessment: Perrin, R.. 2016. Ugborough Parish Heritage Appraisal Second Edition. Ugborough Local History Group. A4 Bound. UG716. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5078 | Related to: Boundary stones on Brown Heath (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2020 10:00AM |
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