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HER Number:MDV51546
Name:Skir Ford on the O Brook, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Skir Ford shown on 19th century and later maps on the O Brook

Location

Grid Reference:SX 650 713
Map Sheet:SX67SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/503

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FORD (Constructed, XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD (Between) to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

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

'Skir Ford' shown on 19th century map with tracks running to the north and south-west.

Ordnance Survey, 1906, 107SE (Cartographic). SDV336773.

'Skir Ford' marked on 1906 map.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

'Skir Ford' shown on modern mapping now with a 'Track' over it.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #127867 ]
SDV336773Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 107SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV36332Related to: Building on the south bank of the O Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Building)
MDV26074Related to: Skir Gut streamworks (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Jan 10 2022 12:13PM