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Summary

A series of well-preserved stone War Department (WD) markers bearing the date 1867 survive around Dartmouth Castle indicating the area at Dartmouth Point which was formerly under military control.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1014610: Dartmouth Castle
• Listed Building (II) 1197565: K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK IN DARTMOUTH CASTLE GROUNDS

Other References/Statuses

• Tide Project: 16/07/2020

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOUNDARY MARKER (Dated, XIX - 1867 AD to 1867 AD)

Full description

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

Groups of boundary markers shown.

Batty, M., 2003, South Devon Coast Path Project: a study of the archaeology along the coast path in the South Hams from Staddon Heights to Sharkham Point, 83 (Un-published). SDV336214.

Three low granite blocks inscribed 'WD 1867' on the lower passage from Dartmouth Castle to the Battery.

Sharpe, A., 2016, Dartmouth Castle, Devon. Conservation Management Plan 2016, Gazetteer Nos 16, 17, 19 (Report - Assessment). SDV361934.

A series of well-preserved stone War Department (WD) markers bearing the date 1867 survive around Dartmouth Castle indicating the area at Dartmouth Point which was formerly under military control.
A Ministry of Works plan presumed to date from the 1880s locates 13 boundary stones. Four distinct groups are indicated on the second edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. Several additional stones are marked on modern mapping. The majority of the stones are built into masonry walls but there are also two freestanding ones by the landing area.
They include five in the eastern perimeter wall on the seaward side of the walkway between the belvedere and the battery guardhouse. The walkway is presumed to be the 'newe waye' which was built in 1599 although the wall is probably later. The Ministry of Defence retained a right of way over the walkway even after this part of the site was given into the care of the Ministry of Works at the beginning of the 20th century.
There are also several stones along the southern perimeter wall. Although sections of the wall are modern there has probably been a defensive line here since the 14th century.
See report for further details.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Boundary markers shown.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

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Associated Events: none recorded

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