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Summary

Milestone near 'Sharpitor' erected c1812 & inscribed Plymouth 12 miles & Princetown 3. A survey in 2003 found the 54cms high small stone in good condition. The stretch of road from Yelverton to Princetown and from Princetown to Moretonhampstead known as the 'trans Dartmoor route' was built and maintained jointly by the Tavistock and Moretonhampstead trusts in 1772. The boundary of the trust seems to be close to the 'Warren House Inn'.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/242

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILESTONE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1812 AD (Between))

Full description

Jenkinson, T., 2004, Devon Milestone Survey (Report - Survey). SDV251762.

Milestone near 'Sharpitor' erected c1812 & inscribed Plymouth 12 miles & Princetown 3. A survey in 2003 found the 54cms high small stone in good condition. The stretch of road from Yelverton to Princetown and from Princetown to Moretonhampstead known as the 'trans Dartmoor route' was built and maintained jointly by the Tavistock and Moretonhampstead trusts in 1772. The boundary of the trust seems to be close to the 'Warren House Inn'.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

'MS' for milestone depicted on the modern map.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

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