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HER Number:MDV66283
Name:Bagtor Manor Boundary Stone, Ilsington

Summary

One of nine Bagtor Manor boundary stones inscribed 'B' and 'I' on opposing faces

Location

Grid Reference:SX 761 761
Map Sheet:SX77NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishIlsington
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishILSINGTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of a Bronze age parallel reave system on Haytor Down with a number of hut circle settlements, enclosures and prehistoric cairns, plus 19th century Bagtor Tin Mine

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX77NE66
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1221518
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/264

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Stone' shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Stone' shown on early 20th century map.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 38, Map 4 (Monograph). SDV299725.

Boundary stone 'a'. One of three Bagtor Manor boundary stones to the south of Haytor Rocks with 'B' and 'I' cut on opposing faces. Two of them stand on the edge of a leat serving the tinners' workings.

Newman, P., 1999, 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised), 18. Figure 9 (Report - Survey). SDV346395.

(30/03/1999) A line of inscribed boundary stones and rocks which extends between the Becka Brook and Crownley Parks marking part of the boundary of the Domesday manor of Bagtor or 'Bagathora'. The stones consist of roughly hewn granite posts each bearing the inscription 'I' for Ilsington parish and 'B' for Bagtor Manor.
Their positions are:
SX 7456 7718; SX 7471 7703; SX 7516 7668; SX 7532 7661; SX 7545 7656; SX 7592 7633; SX 7607 7625; SX 7620 7612.
There is also one boundary rock in the line at SX 7571 7645 which has its upper face inscribed.
For further details see Brewer 1986.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 2002, Haytor Down: The Archaeology (Plan - measured). SDV359685.

Boundary stone shown as 'BS' on survey

Beattie, D., 2003, Gateposts (Correspondence). SDV304766.

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 southeast of 'Saddle Tor'

Sources / Further Reading

SDV299725Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 38, Map 4.
SDV304766Correspondence: Beattie, D.. 2003. Gateposts.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #98071 ]
SDV346395Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 1999, 2002. Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised). Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A1/2/1999. A4 Spiral Bound. 18. Figure 9.
SDV359685Plan - measured: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 2002. Haytor Down: The Archaeology. A1 Folded.

Associated Monuments

MDV116931Related to: Bagtor Manor Boundary Stone, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV116756Related to: Bagtor Manor Boundary Stone, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV116757Related to: Bagtor Manor Boundary Stone, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV116758Related to: Bagtor Manor Boundary Stone, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV116759Related to: Bagtor Manor Boundary Stone, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV116760Related to: Bagtor Manor Boundary Stone, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV51799Related to: Bagtor Manor Boundary Stone, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV51800Related to: Bagtor Manor Boundary Stone, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV8082Related to: Bagtor Mine, Ilsington (Monument)
MDV116820Related to: 'Duke Stone' Boundary Stone, Ilsington (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)

Date Last Edited:May 26 2022 10:12AM