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Summary

Recumbent boundary stone to the south-west of a round cairn of 1.55 metres long by 0.57 metres wide inscribed 'BC'

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1015749: Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX56SE211
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1346596
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/542
• Old SAM Ref: 28789

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140520, 5/6/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 5th June 1997. Recumbent boundary stone lies at the south-west of a round cairn. The stone measures 1.55 metres long by 0.57 metres wide and is lozenge shaped. On its upper surface the letters 'BC', one above the other in the apex at the east end are visible. The letter C could represent Cholwich Town/Manor or Cornwood Parish, while the B could denote Blandford Manor.
This stone may have once stood on top of the nearby cairn.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 161-2, Map 51, Figure 51.5 (Monograph). SDV137656.

The fallen inscribed 'boundary stone' to south-west of Cairn '1' to the west of Shell Top probably once stood on the cairn.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 315/102.991. (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.

Shown on survey.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1015749 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

The recumbent post-medieval boundary stone lies at the west-south-west foot of the cairn and it may have once stood upright on the cairn. This stone measures 1.55 metres long by 0.57 metres wide and is lozenge shaped. On its upper surface the letters 'BC', one above the other in the apex at the eastern end are visible. The letter C could represent Cholwich Town/Manor or Cornwood Parish, while the B could denote Blandford Manor.

Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 17/09/2021 (Website). SDV364039.

[1346596] Recumbent Post Medieval boundary stone lying at the west south west foot of a round cairn (SX 56 SE 210) and which may have once stood upright on the cairn. The stone measures 1.55 metres by 0.57 metres and is lozenge shaped. On its upper surface the letters BC are visible, possibly representing Cholwich Town or Manor or Cornwood Parish and Blandford Manor. Scheduled ( EH scheduling amendment, 14-DEC-2000).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape

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