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HER Number:MDV5161
Name:Ford at Plym Steps

Summary

The ford over which the southern branch of Abbot's Way went after leaving the northern at "Broad Rock" was noted by Prowse in 1892.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 602 672
Map Sheet:SX66NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictSouth Hams
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/63

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FORD (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD? (Between) to 1890 AD (Between))

Full description

Prowse, A. B., 1892, The Bounds of the Forest of Dartmoor, 426 (Article in Serial). SDV273464.

Plym Steps. The ford over which the southern branch of Abbot's Way went after leaving the northern at "Broad Rock".

Sources / Further Reading

SDV273464Article in Serial: Prowse, A. B.. 1892. The Bounds of the Forest of Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 24. Unknown. 426. [Mapped feature: #32211 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV5076Related to: The Abbots Way, Dartmoor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 21 2022 4:08PM