Site Event/Activity record EEM14661 - 2015: WS - Holdstone Down

Technique(s)

Organisation

Hazel Riley

Date

March 2015

Description

This survey of a 19th Century boundary on the southeastern edge of Holdstone Down, together with an examination of documentary evidence, sets out the reason why only a few of the allotted plots on the down were enclosed on their southeastern edge by stone-faced banks. Three inscribed stones, which marked the plots prior to their enclosure, were located and recorded.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Report: Riley, H.. 2015. Holdstone Down Inclosure Boundary and Marker Stones.
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1609402, Extant 8 November 2021.

Map

Location

Location Holdstone Down, Combe Martin, Devon
Grid reference Centred SS 6243 4749 (193m by 396m) Surveyed
Map sheet SS64NW
Civil Parish COMBE MARTIN, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • 19th Century field system and boundary stones on Holdstone Down (Monument)
  • Cross Stone Quarry (Monument)

Record last edited

Nov 8 2021 9:16PM