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Summary

An inscribed stone in the enclosure wall of Holwell Lawn 650 metres south-south-west of Hound Tor. The upright rough granite post is 1.6 metres high, 0.3 metres wide and 0.25 metres thick. An 'I' with a central cross-bar is inscribed in the northern face.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1016255: Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX77NW89
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1044836
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/416

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOUNDARY STONE? (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD? to 1900 AD)
• INSCRIBED STONE (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD? (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Newman, P. + Probert, S. + Riley, H., 1994/1995, Houndtor Down, Manaton, Devon - A New Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. (Report - Survey). SDV344628.

(06/02/1995) SX 7437778419. An inscribed stone in the enclosure wall of Holwell Lawn 650 metres south-south-west of Hound Tor. The upright rough granite post is 1.6 metres high, 0.3 metres wide and 0.25 metres thick. An 'I' with a central cross-bar is inscribed in the northern face.

Beattie, D., 2003, Email about gateposts (Correspondence). SDV304798.

A possible boundary stone inscribed with an 'i' with a horizontal bar across the centre of the vertical is built into the field wall to the north of 'Holwell Lawn'.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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