MSO7129 - Post-medieval boundary stone on Broad Mead (Monument)

Summary

A rectangular standing stone situated 8 metres to the east of the County boundary. It was probably a post-medieval boundary stone, marking the Devon / Somerset County Boundary and the western edge of the Forest of Exmoor.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Boundary Stone. SS 71732 41379. A rectangular earthfast stone block, 0.6 metres high, 0.5 metres north to south and 0.2 metres thick, packed with small trigger stones at its base. There is a slight encircling hollow caused by sheep rubbing. This stone lies about 8 metres to the east of the Devon / Somerset County Boundary (also the west edge of the Forest of Exmoor), and is almost certainly a boundary stone. However no boundary stone is depicted on the Ordnance Survey map of 1890 [1] at this position. Surveyed at 1:2500. [2] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [3]

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1890 (Surveyed 1888), Devon Sheet 7(13).
  • <2>XY Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 29 March 1995. [Mapped feature: #45901 ]
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1044333, Extant 19 October 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE12869
  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO12385
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SW147
  • National Park
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1044333
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 35580

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 7173 4137 (point)
Map sheet SS74SW
Civil Parish CHALLACOMBE, NORTH DEVON, DEVON
Civil Parish EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Oct 19 2021 1:53PM

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