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| HER Number: | MDV47947 |
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| Name: | Inscribed milestone, Ashburton |
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Summary
Inscribed 19th century milestone of the Ashburton & Totnes Turnpike Trust to the south of Gages Mill. Microchipped.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 746 687 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/216
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
Milestone shown as 'Ashburton 1 M.S.' on OS 25" (1880s & 1905) maps Other details: Also on OS 25" (1905) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904, 114NE (Cartographic). SDV308064.
'Milestone' indicated on OS 6" (1904) and on OS 6" (1963). Other details: Additions in 1938.
Byng, B., 2005, Dartmoor National Park. Phase 2 Microchip Project. Vulnerable Roadside Artefacts (Un-published). SDV357004.
Microchipped 19/12/2005.
Jenkinson, T., 2005 - 2011, B3416/B3212/B3344/Old A38 Exeter to Plymouth (Report - Survey). SDV322256.
(18/09/2003) Milestone of the Ashburton & Totnes Tunpike Trust under the hedge c200 to the south of Gages Mill. The badly worn & chipped limestone marker from the 1820s is inscribed 'From/Ash/Burton/I/Mile'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV308064 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904. 114NE. 6". |
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| SDV322256 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2005 - 2011. B3416/B3212/B3344/Old A38 Exeter to Plymouth. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV357004 | Un-published: Byng, B.. 2005. Dartmoor National Park. Phase 2 Microchip Project. Vulnerable Roadside Artefacts. A4 Ring Bound. |
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| SDV848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV92776 | Related to: Gage's Farm House, Buckfast Road, Ashburton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6557 - Microchip project - vulnerable roadside objects
- EDV2155 - Exeter to Plymouth Milestone Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 9 2023 3:48PM |
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