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| HER Number: | MDV70252 |
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| Name: | Milestone on Tavistock - Ashburton road, by Wigford Common |
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Summary
Milestone on the tavistock to ashburton road set up by the ‘tavistock turnpike trust’ c1772. The stone is located in a small hollow c50m west of ‘pork hill’ car park & to the south of ‘cox tor’. The stone has a diagonal fracture as the result of a road traffic accident. The inscription reads ‘tavistock 3 miles moreton hampstead 17’ (jenkinson).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 529 751 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/259
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
JENKINSON, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV23977.
Milestone on the tavistock to ashburton road set up by the ‘tavistock turnpike trust’ c1772. The stone is located in a small hollow c50m west of ‘pork hill’ car park & to the south of ‘cox tor’. The stone has a diagonal fracture as the result of a road traffic accident. The inscription reads ‘tavistock 3 miles moreton hampstead 17’ (jenkinson).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV248890.
Des=jenkinson, t. /devon milestone survey/(2004)/in smr.
Byng, B., 2005, Dartmoor National Park. Phase 2 Microchip Project. Vulnerable Roadside Artefacts (Un-published). SDV357004.
19th century, inscribed milestone. Microchipped 11/10/2005
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England, 1152047 (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.
4/169 Milestone at SX 529 752 - II
Milestone. C19. Round-headed granite block with benchmark at top, capital lettering: TAVISTOCK 3 MORETONHAMPSTEAD 17.
Listing NGR: SX5293575178
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV23977 | Migrated Record: JENKINSON. |
| SDV248890 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #45827 ] |
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| SDV355683 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2014. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Website. 1152047. |
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| SDV357004 | Un-published: Byng, B.. 2005. Dartmoor National Park. Phase 2 Microchip Project. Vulnerable Roadside Artefacts. A4 Ring Bound. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6557 - Microchip project - vulnerable roadside objects
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2014 4:22PM |
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