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HER Number: | MDV19459 |
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Name: | Boundary stone 30m south-west of Hound Tor |
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Summary
A granite boundary stone sited 30m south-west of Hound Tor. The stone is 0.9m high by 0.8m wide by 0.4m thick and is roughly triangular. The letters `TP' are inscribed on the east face in letters 0.06m high by 0.015m deep. The stone marks the former boundary between Throwleigh Parish and Dartmoor Forest but has since been replaced by a boundary mark on Hound Tor itself.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 628 889 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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Civil Parish | Throwleigh |
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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: SX68NW82
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 966811
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/69
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., 1982, Parish Boundary Stone (Worksheet). SDV219109.
(06/08/1982) SX 628 888. A natural granite boundary stone set upright about 60 - 70m south-west of Hound Tor. It may not be on the Parish boundary as marked on the map but ? west of present parish boundary.
Height 1.0m, width 0.9m, 0.35m thick. Incised vertically on east face "TP" in unserified capitals (height 10cm: T, 14cm: P).
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Newman (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(20/09/1993) SX 62838895. A granite boundary stone sited 30m south-west of Hound Tor. The stone is 0.9m high by 0.8m wide by 0.4m thick and is roughly triangular. The letters `TP' are inscribed on the east face in letters 0.06m high by 0.015m deep. The stone marks the former boundary between Throwleigh Parish and Dartmoor Forest but has since been replaced by a boundary mark on Hound Tor itself.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(21/10/2003) This stone remains in situ and upright.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219109 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1982. Parish Boundary Stone. Worksheet. Digital. |
SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. P. Newman. [Mapped feature: #137057 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | Mar 7 2023 2:34PM |
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