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| HER Number: | MDV7521 |
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| Name: | Boundary Stone within Cairn on Hamel Down |
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Summary
Boundary stone inscribed 'DS 1854 Old House' set within a cairn on Hamel Down
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 714 786 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 445063
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/82/1
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX77NW13
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX77NW13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV346385.
Boundary stone inscribed "DS 1854 Old House".
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, 1071 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX77NW (Cartographic). SDV345445.
Not visible on 1946 aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 148 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Stone inscribed 'Old House' set within a wide central hollow of a cairn on the south-east extension of the ridge on Hamel Down. The name probably refers to a shelter that once existed here constructed out of the cairn stones. Other details: Map 20, Site 14.
National Monuments Record, 2011, 445063 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346388.
On top of the mound is a modern boundary stone inscribed "DS 1854 Old House".
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
'Stone' shown on modern mapping as a cross within a 'Cairn' on Hamel Down.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 148. |
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| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. 1071. |
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| SDV345445 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX77NW. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #102354 ] |
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| SDV346385 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX77NW13. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV346388 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 445063. National Monuments Record Database. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7520 | Part of: Northern of two cairns on Hamel Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 26 2016 2:30PM |
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