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| HER Number: | MDV51218 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone west of a pair of stones on Metheral Hill, South Tawton |
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Summary
A small slab of a boundary stone of 0.6 metres high by 0.8 metres wide and 0.15 metres thick in line with a pair of boundary stones to the east on Metheral Hill
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 624 900 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW71
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 894186
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/287
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 210, Map 40, Stones 'd' (Monograph). SDV219155.
A third much smaller slab in line with the two boundary pillars to the east.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
Visited on 2nd August 1993. A third, much smaller stone lies at SX62499005 55 metres to the north-west of the two associated boundary stones on Metheral Hill. This flat-topped slab measures 0.6 metres high, 0.8 metres wide and 0.15 metres thick.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Possibly visible on aerial photograph.
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. 210, Map 40, Stones 'd'. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #141303 ] |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134308 | Related to: Boundary stone north-east of Cosdon Hill on South Tawton Common, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV51200 | Related to: Boundary stone on Taw Marsh north-west of Metheral Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV51209 | Related to: Boundary stones flanking a ford on the River Taw 1 kilometre north-east of Oke Tor, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV134306 | Related to: Pair of boundary stones north-east of Raybarrow Pool between South Tawton and Throwleigh parishes, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV128728 | Related to: Two boundary stones 200 metres east of Winter Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV27720 | Related to: Two boundary stones on Metheral Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2023 3:57PM |
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