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| HER Number: | MDV73848 |
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| Name: | Milestone at Pines Dean, West Down |
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Summary
Milestone on the A361 just to the north of Pines Dean. Set up just prior to the closure of the Turnpike Trust in 1879 and inscribed '8/BARUM', from the Medieval Latin for Barnstaple.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 499 405 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | West Down |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST DOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A milestone is marked as 'MS. Barnstaple 8' on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
A milestone is marked as 'M.S Barnstaple 8' on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.
Ordnance Survey, 1905, 8NE (Cartographic). SDV59307.
'Milestone Barnstaple 8' is shown on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch map.
Ordnance Survey, 1963, Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV166087.
There is no sign of the milestone on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1963) map.
Ordnance Survey, 2007, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV337643.
A milestone is marked as 'MS' on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap.
Jenkinson, T., 2018, Barnstaple to Ilfracombe A361 and Old Road (Report - Survey). SDV338891.
Site visit 11th July 2007. Milestone located approximately 5 metres to the north of the entrance to Pines Dene, buried in a bank in an overgrown verge, on the east side of the road.
Set up just prior to the closure of the Turnpike Trust in 1879 and inscribed '8/BARUM', from the Medieval Latin for Barnstaple.
The 2001 survey found it to be upright, with white paint residues in the lettering, but in 2007 itt was recorded as worn, knocked over and buried in vegetation.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166087 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337643 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2007. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. [Mapped feature: #47821 ] |
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| SDV338891 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2018. Barnstaple to Ilfracombe A361 and Old Road. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV59307 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 8NE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4500 - Milestone Survey from Barnstaple to Ilfracombe
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 14 2022 5:40PM |
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