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| HER Number: | MDV55794 |
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| Name: | Stone to east of Haye Down Farm, Milton Abbot |
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Summary
Stone 1.65m high with a pointed top. It looks prehistoric but may also have been used as a boundary stone as it is only a little way from the parish boundary.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 450 796 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Milton Abbot |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MILTON ABBOT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47NE/61
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STONE (Early Neolithic to XIX - 4000 BC (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Stone depicted but not marked as such.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1996, Boundary stones and barrows (Personal Comment). SDV342369.
Stone 1.65m high, 1.1m wide at base, 0.45m thick. Long axis north-south, leaning slightly to east. Pointed top. Looks prehistoric. May also have been used as parish boundary stone; it lies only just off the present boundary.
Whiteaway, T., 2004, Barrows, Tumuli, Standing Stones, Beacon at Lamerton (Report - Assessment). SDV342328.
Stone shown as 'Longstone' on the 1835 'Heathfield Inclosure' map.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
Stone not shown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #35263 ] |
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| SDV342328 | Report - Assessment: Whiteaway, T.. 2004. Barrows, Tumuli, Standing Stones, Beacon at Lamerton. Exeter Archaeology Report. Project No 4438. A4 Single Sheet + Digital. |
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| SDV342369 | Personal Comment: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1996. Boundary stones and barrows. Digital. |
| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 17 2025 5:08PM |
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