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HER Number:MDV55069
Name:MILESTONE in the Parish of Rockbeare

Summary - not yet available

Location

Grid Reference:SY 028 956
Map Sheet:SY09NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishRockbeare
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBROADCLYST

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09NW/59

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MILESTONE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

1972, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120610.

"milestone" marked on os 1:10,000 (1972) map (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120611.

Des=os 1:10,000 (1972).

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

'Exeter 7 Honiton 9 M.S.' shown.

Jenkinson, T., 2004 - 2005, Honiton to Exeter Unclassified Old A30 (Report - Survey). SDV344479.

Visited on 28th September 2004. Milestone approximately 80 metres west of the turn to Farlands Farm, opposite Gribble Lane. On the verge by the hedge beside a field gate on the north side of the road. Tall stone, 93.5 centimetres high, with a shallow cut inscription. Legend shows 9 miles to Honiton, 7 milese to Exeter and 169 miles to London. Chips to base and front edge. Black paint residues. Risk of being caught by grass or hedge cutter.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV120610Migrated Record: 1972.
SDV120611Migrated Record:
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV344479Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2004 - 2005. Honiton to Exeter Unclassified Old A30. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4629 - Survey of Milestones Along the Old A30 Honiton to Exeter Road

Date Last Edited:Mar 13 2020 7:59AM