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HER Number: | MDV19437 |
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Name: | Boundary stone south of Watern Oke settlements, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Military boundary stone of 1.2 metres high by 0.3 metres square inscribed 'WD 22' marking the Ministry of Defence Willsworthy Estate
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 566 832 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Structural remains of Bronze Age hut circles and earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworking along Western Red Lake
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE46
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064641
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/48
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, XIX to Edwardian - 1900 AD (Between) to 1902 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
SX 56638322. Stone [NAT] (1:10 000 scale map, 1988)
Greeves, T., 1982, Military boundary stone (Worksheet). SDV218531.
Visited on 25th August 1982. Granite boundary stone inscribed "WD 22" at junction of Western Red Lake with River Tavy. Marked on 1965 map as "stone".
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor (Monograph). SDV309252.
This stone is one of 46 marking the edge of military owned property in the Willsworthy area.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 108-109, Map 32 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Boundary stone 'f' at Western Red Lake inscribed 'WD22' erected soon after 1900 when Willsworthy was purchased by the War Office for use as a firing range.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(01/08/1995) A boundary stone on the right bank of the River Tavy at its confluence with Western Red Lake. The roughly-dressed, flat-topped post measures 1.2m high and 0.3m square. The letters W.D above the number 22 are inscribed on the W face.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(30/06/1998) This boundary stone is as described.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(15/02/2001) This feature is as previously described.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'Stone' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV218531 | Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1982. Military boundary stone. |
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 108-109, Map 32. |
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SDV309252 | Monograph: Brewer, D.. 1986. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. Unknown. |
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SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #133995 ] |
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SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV19439 | Related to: Boundary stone by Western Red Lake (Monument) |
MDV22784 | Related to: Boundary stone east of Standon Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
MDV132022 | Related to: Boundary stone south-east of Nattor Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
MDV131827 | Related to: Military boundary stone north of Doe Tor, Lydford (Monument) |
MDV131979 | Related to: Military boundary stone Willsworthy Range, Lydford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
Date Last Edited: | Feb 12 2023 11:07AM |
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