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| HER Number: | MDV69265 |
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| Name: | Boundary stone on Buttern Hill, Gidleigh |
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Summary
A freestanding weathered granite stone on Buttern Hill measuring 1.35 metres high by 0.8 metres thick. It probably represents a post medieval boundary marker.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 652 885 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE168
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 619268
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/312
- Old SAM Ref: 34479
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY MARKER (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ancient Monuments, 2004, Schedule Note (Schedule Document). SDV226573.
(21/01/2004) Upright stone 1.35m high and tapering to a relatively flat top is probably a post Medieval boundary marker. Feature included in the monument along with part of a coaxial field system, Prehistoric settlements and cairns on 'Buttern Hill'.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Stone is visible on the aerial photography.
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 19/04/2022 (Website). SDV364039.
(14/07/1978) A free standing, weathered granite pillar, 1.4m high by 0.8m square at the base stands on Buttern Hill at SX 65228853. The stone occupies a slight depression and there are no apparent packing stones. Situated on a ridge top in open moorland (citing OS card data: SX68NE168?).
(22/12/2003) SX 65218852. Upright stone measuring 1.35 metres high and tapering to a relatively flat top. Probably represents a post medieval boundary marker (EH Scheduling amendment).
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'Stone' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV226573 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 2004. Schedule Note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #140728 ] |
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| SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 19/04/2022. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 15 2023 5:33PM |
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