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HER Number:MDV73853
Name:Guide Post at Haresdown Cross between Knowstone Outer Moor and Canworthy Common

Summary

'Guide Post' marked on 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey 25 inch mapping at Haresdown Cross, where two tracks cross at the corner of the parish boundary.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 843 206
Map Sheet:SS82SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishRackenford
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishRACKENFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SIGNPOST (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Guide Post' marked on the late nineteenth century Ordnance Survey map where two tracks (between Knowstone Outer Moor and Canworthy Common, and between In Moor and Knowstone Outer Moor) intersect at Haresdown Cross. The tracks both partially follow the parish boundary.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Guide Post' marked in the same position in early twentieth century Ordnance Survey maps as the first edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey mapping (1880s-1890s)

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 2 2023 5:27PM