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| HER Number: | MDV76012 |
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| Name: | Boundary Stone on Crownhill Down |
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Summary
One of four boundary stones erected on Crownhill Down in 1901 defining land belonging to Hemerdon Manor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 571 593 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1363695
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XIX to Edwardian - 1900 AD to 1910 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Stone' shown on early 20th century map on the east side of Crownhill Down at a junction of paths named 'Horniwink'.
National Monuments Record, 2002, 1363695 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343750.
One of four boundary stones erected by George Woolcombe to define the area of land on Crownhill Down belonging to Hemerdon Manor in 1901. They are dressed granite pillars 0.3 metres square and 0.7 metres high with no inscription.
Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV343412.
Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.
'Stone' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV341569 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. |
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| SDV343412 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2002. The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/31/2002. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV343750 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2002. 1363695. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Single Sheet + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV47985 | Related to: Boundary Stone on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
| MDV76010 | Related to: Boundary Stone on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
| MDV76011 | Related to: Boundary Stone on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 28 2021 7:01AM |
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