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HER Number: | MDV72012 |
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Name: | Beardon Farm, Stone |
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Summary
A 'Take Off' stone near Beardon Farm which signalled the point at which extra horses attached to carriages to help climb the hill had to be removed.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 518 842 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Lydford |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STONE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Stone' marked on 19th century map on the west side of the road to the north of Beardon.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1943, Notes on Some Old Roadside Stones in South West Devon, 150 (Article in Serial). SDV148816.
Stone 21 at Beardon. D3. Okehampton to Tavistock road. A few metres south of No 20 (see PRN 3247) bears an incised inscription: 'Take Off'. Crossing in 'One Hundred Years on Dartmoor says: "in the days of toll-gates an extra horse was permitted to assist in pulling a heavy load, free of toll, over this road, from the neighbourhood of Okehampton, on the understanding that the animal was to go no further than this stone; that it was here to be 'taken off'". A similar, but larger stone near Cadson on the Callington-Liskeard road.
Jenkinson, T., 2005 - 2008, A386 Tavistock to Okehampton (Report - Survey). SDV323813.
(15/08/2003) A 'Take Off' stone situated on grass verge on west side of A386 near Higher Beardon Farm. The stone, inscribed 'Take Off' marked the point at which extra horses attached to carriages to help them up the hill had to be removed. Repaired in 1999.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV148816 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1943. Notes on Some Old Roadside Stones in South West Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 75. A5 Hardback. 150. |
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SDV323813 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2005 - 2008. A386 Tavistock to Okehampton. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled. |
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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3247 | Related to: Milestone north of Lower Beardon (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5437 - Milestone Survey from Tavistock to Okehampton
Date Last Edited: | Jan 9 2023 3:12PM |
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