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Summary

Seven Admiralty boundary stones shown on early 20th century maps, to the south of Britannia Royal Naval College. Originally six, the stones were moved by the 1930s, further south to Mount Boone and Ridge Hill.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85SE/79/9

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOUNDARY STONE (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Baines, C., 04/04/2013, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV351044.

The seven admiralty boundary stones, five of which appear to be in situ, were moved from the northern to the southern boundary of fields shown as orchards on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map. By the 1930s this land appears to have been part of Britannia Royal Naval College.

Richards, A., 11/11/2008, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV351043.

Six Admiralty boundary stones Numbers 28-33 shown on early 20th century map to the west of Britannia Royal Naval College. The limits of the college are demarcated by 95 of these stones.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'B.Ss. A D' and Nos 28 - 33 shown along field boundaries to the north of Mount Boone and Ridge Hill. Symbol of an anchor between the 'A' and 'D'.

Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.

Stones Nos 28 to 33, plus 33A, shown. Map object based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 1938, 127SE. Revision of 1904 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition (Cartographic). SDV337477.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Five of the stones are shown on the master map. Map object based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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