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HER Number:MDV55794
Name:Stone to east of Haye Down Farm, Milton Abbot

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
Map Sheet:SX47NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMilton Abbot
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMILTON ABBOT

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

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #35263 ]
SDV342328Report - Assessment: Whiteaway, T.. 2004. Barrows, Tumuli, Standing Stones, Beacon at Lamerton. Exeter Archaeology Report. Project No 4438. A4 Single Sheet + Digital.
SDV342369Personal Comment: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1996. Boundary stones and barrows. Digital.
SDV366286Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 17 2025 5:08PM