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| HER Number: | MDV69794 |
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| Name: | MILESTONE in the Parish of Walkhampton |
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Summary
Milestone on the north side of the road by a small pull in at 'devil's bridge' erected c1812 & inscribed plymouth 14 miles & princetown 1. A survey in 2003 found the 56cms high small stone in good condition. The stretch of road from yelverton to princetown & from princetown to moretonhampstead known as the 'trans dartmoor route' was built & maintained jointly by the tavistock & moretonhampstead trusts in 1772. The boundary of the trust seems to be close to the 'warren house inn' (jenkinson).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 580 729 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/243
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
JENKINSON, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV23977.
Milestone on the north side of the road by a small pull in at 'devil's bridge' erected c1812 & inscribed plymouth 14 miles & princetown 1. A survey in 2003 found the 56cms high small stone in good condition. The stretch of road from yelverton to princetown & from princetown to moretonhampstead known as the 'trans dartmoor route' was built & maintained jointly by the tavistock & moretonhampstead trusts in 1772. The boundary of the trust seems to be close to the 'warren house inn' (jenkinson).
1954, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255801.
This milestone is not shown on os 25" (1880s & 1905) maps but appears on os 1:10560 (1954) map (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255802.
Des=jenkinson, t. /devon milestone survey/(2004)/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255803.
Des=os 25" (1880s).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255804.
Os 25" (1905).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255805.
Os 1:10560 (1954).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV23977 | Migrated Record: JENKINSON. |
| SDV255801 | Migrated Record: 1954. |
| SDV255802 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV255803 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV255804 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV255805 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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