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| HER Number: | MDV57567 |
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| Name: | Stone 500m north-east of the Cherrybrook Hotel |
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Summary
An upright granite post-stone 1.25m high of 0.3m squarish section (but with smoothed corners) and a blunt top. It stands on a gentle slope in a well-defined erosion hole 3m wide and 0.2m deep.
The purpose of this stone is unclear, but it is situated close to the course of the Lych Way which crosses the Cherrybrook nearby on its way to Wistmans Wood Ford. It is therefore, possibly a guide stone predating the turnpike of the early 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 623 764 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW147
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 874352
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/334
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SIGNPOST (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD (Between) to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(08/06/1989) SX 62387646 Guide stone? An upright granite post-stone 1.25m high of 0.3m squarish section (but with smoothed corners) and a blunt top. It stands on a gentle slope in a well-defined erosion hole 3m wide and 0.2m deep.
The purpose of this stone is unclear, but it is situated close to the course of the Lych Way which crosses the Cherrybrook nearby on its way to Wistmans Wood Ford. It is therefore, possibly a guide stone predating the turnpike of the early 19th century (OS map, 1983).
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
'Stone' depicted on modern mpaping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. P. Pattison. [Mapped feature: #135537 ] |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8644 - Cherrybrook and Longford Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 11 2022 1:45PM |
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