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HER Number:MDV5756
Name:Millstone near Dockwell Farm

Summary

One of two partly finished millstones built into a stone hedge recorded by Worth (1948). Visited by the Ordnance Survey in 1979.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 695 636
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66SE64
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 441963
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/61
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX66SE64

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MILLSTONE (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX66SE64 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV178409.

SX 6954 6366, SX 6972 6358: Two partly finished millstones, built into stone hedges (citing Worth, R. H., 10/12/1948).
(02/08/1979) One of two millstones, partly finished, built into a stone hedge.
The millstones are built into field walls at: 'A' SX 6953 6366: and 'B' SX 6971 6359.
'A' is 1 metre in diameter and 'B' set at an angle is 0.9 metres in diameter and 0.2 metres thick. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV178409Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX66SE64. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #36506 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV5757Related to: Millstone south-west of Dockwell Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 11 2022 1:54PM