MSO6276 - Post-medieval boundary stone at Rex Stile Head (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
"B.S." is printed on the Ordnance Survey Archaeological Division six inch map. [1] Sandstone boundary stone, triangular in cross section with a bench mark cut into the top left hand corner. [2] The boundary stone was surveyed with GPS as part of the Exmoor project, giving a National Grid Reference of SS 90482 42555. The stone marks the boundary of Wootton Courtenay and Luccombe parishes. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch map of 1889 [3]. A similar stone lies at Rex Stile, at SS 90646 42651. [4] The site is marked as "Rexdale Head" on the Wootton Courtenay Tithe Map and the stone may or may not have been marked on the map at c. SS 9047 4254. [5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SSO1635 Map: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1962. 6" SS94SW.
- <2> SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. A Bowman, 16 September 1985.
- <3> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1889, Somerset 34(14).
- <4>XY SMO7322 Unpublished document: Riley, H.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 1997. [Mapped feature: #43082 ]
- <5> SSO718 Map: 1844. Wootton Courtenay Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1086687, Extant 12 October 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1086687 (Pastscape entry: 1086687)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO10225
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11983
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO7434
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 SW72
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1086687
- Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 34600
- Somerset SMR PRN: 16273
Location
Grid reference | SS 9048 4255 (point) GPS derived |
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Map sheet | SS94SW |
Civil Parish | WOOTTON COURTENAY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Civil Parish | LUCCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Oct 12 2021 4:40PM
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