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| HER Number: | MDV52753 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone south of Middle Ford, Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
A boundary stone measuring 1.25 metres high, 0.3 metres wide and 0.3 metres thick bearing the initials "O, P and B" on three sides. The stone marks the boundary of Okehampton and Dartmoor Forest parishes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 596 907 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX59SE34
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 895361
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/29
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
Boundary stone shown on Ordnance Survey 1:10650 (1965) map.
Devon County Council, 1977, Survey of Roadside Stones, Okehampton Division, in South Tawton parish file (Report - Survey). SDV348247.
Okehampton 1 mile.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 217, Map 42, Site 'f' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Boundary stone 'f' in a line of stones marking the boundary between Okehampton Hamlets and Dartmoor Forest stretching from Sandy Ford to Cullever Steps. This stone has the letters 'O', 'P' and 'B' on different faces. Many of the stones are paired with a small slab at the foot of a tall pillar which was presumably a more easily visible replacement.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(10/08/1993) SX 59699078. An upright stone located in open moorland some 20m west of the military ring road and 475m north of New Bridge. The flat-topped roughly dressed granite block measures 1.25m high, 0.3m wide and 0.3m thick with the letters O,P and B, 0.2, high and 0.015m deep, on the north, west and south sides respectively.
This stone marks the boundary between Okehampton and Dartmoor Forest parishes.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(02/02/2004) This stone remains upright and in situ.
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Stone shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'BS' shown on modern mapping.
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. 217, Map 42, Site 'f'. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141823 ] |
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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. |
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| SDV348247 | Report - Survey: Devon County Council. 1977. Survey of Roadside Stones, Okehampton Division. Devon County Council Report. Foolscap + Digital. in South Tawton parish file. |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51204 | Related to: Boundary stones at Cullever Steps, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV37017 | Related to: Boundary stones at Middle Ford, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- 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: | Dec 10 2023 2:41PM |
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