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| HER Number: | MDV123076 |
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| Name: | Prison boundary stone at Oakery Bridge, Princetown |
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Summary
Dates to after 1867 when the enlarged bounds of the prison were marked with 'DCP' stones. Inscribed "DCP" (Directors of Convict Prisons), this example is a replacement.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 595 741 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE193
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1364168
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, XIX - 1867 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Brewer, D., 2002, Dartmoor Boundary Markers: And Other Markers on and Around the Moor, 260, Fig 90 (Monograph). SDV350689.
Erected after 1867 when the enlarged bounds of the prison were marked with 'DCP' stones. Inscribed 'DCP'. Marked on road line.
Probert, S. A. J., 2002, Dartmoor Prison Farm, Devon. An Archaeological Survey and Evaluation, 7, fig (Report - Survey). SDV364452.
[1364168] (23/08/2002) SX 59507420. A dressed granite post with a slightly pointed top. This stone is recumbent at the roadside and measures 0.86m long and 0.23m square. It possesses the inscription DCP above a broad arrow on its exposed face.
Byng, B., 2007, Dartmoor National Park. Microchip Project 2006/7. D.C.P. and other Stones, 06/03/2007 (Un-published). SDV361798.
SX59576 74173. DCP Stone near Oakery bridge B3212 (replacement stone) recorded.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
'Stone' is depicted on the modern mapping.
Joy, R., pre 2007, Annotated map of the Dartmoor Prison DCP stones, undated (Plan - sketch). SDV361799.
Stone marked on Joy's plan.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350689 | Monograph: Brewer, D.. 2002. Dartmoor Boundary Markers: And Other Markers on and Around the Moor. Dartmoor Boundary Markers: And Other Markers on and Around the Moor. Hardback Volume. 260, Fig 90. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #113573 ] |
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| SDV361798 | Un-published: Byng, B.. 2007. Dartmoor National Park. Microchip Project 2006/7. D.C.P. and other Stones. Dartmoor National Park. Microchip Project. A4 Ring Bound. 06/03/2007. |
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| SDV361799 | Plan - sketch: Joy, R.. pre 2007. Annotated map of the Dartmoor Prison DCP stones. Digital. undated. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15309 | Part of: Dartmoor Prison, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV51517 | Related to: Prison boundary stone at Holming Beam corner (Monument) |
| MDV123079 | Related to: Prison boundary stone at junction west of Two Bridges (Monument) |
| MDV123077 | Related to: Prison boundary stone at roadside, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV123078 | Related to: Prison boundary stone at roadside, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV123075 | Related to: Prison boundary stone at Roundhill Cottage, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV123080 | Related to: Prison boundary stone by leat (Monument) |
| MDV123074 | Related to: Prison boundary stone in road, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV123073 | Related to: Prison boundary stone in wall, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV123081 | Related to: Prison boundary stone near Rendlestone, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV28933 | Related to: Stone near Two Bridges Road, Princetown (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2023 3:15PM |
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