MSO7145 - Hore Stone at the Head of Lew Combe (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
'Sloley Stone' is incorrectly marked on the 1st and 2nd Edition, and 1962 Ordnance Survey maps. [1-3] A stone is mentioned here in a lawsuit of 1678. It lies on the boundary of the parishes Challacombe, High Bray and Exmoor. It is one of the Forest boundary stones, called 'Hore Stone', which is mentioned in the Perambulations. [4] A boundary stone is mentioned in the 1815 Perambulation, marking the western boundary of the Forest of Exmoor. [5] The stone is mentioned in a lawsuit of 1678 and, as the 'Long Stone' or 'Lew Combe Stone', in the Perambulation of 1815. [8] The Hore Stone is a boundary stone, located at SS 7175 3962. The boundary stone (A) is set to the immediate south side of a fence about 3.5 metres to the west of an enclosure bank, at the head of Lew Combe. It marks the position of the junction between the Devon and Somerset county boundary (which is coincident here with the western boundary of the old Forest of Exmoor) and the Challacombe/Brayford/Exmoor parish boundaries. The stone is an earthfast, natural, upright, grey rhomboidal slab, 0.5 metres high, 0.8 metres wide and 0.2 metres thick. Its northwest side is engraved 'EARL FORTESCUE' in deep cut letters, and its southeast side contains an Ordnance Survey bench mark. Lying on the turf against the northern side of the fence is another stone (B). It is a broken, rectangular slab with a curved top and is 1 metre long, 0.37 metres maximum width and 0.10 metres thick. The end opposite the curved end is pointed and has obviously broken. Its upper face contains some illegible engraved figures, probably a date, and there is nothing on the reverse side. Stone A is shown on the 1890 Ordnance Survey map [1], annotated Sloley Stone. This name however was an error, which has now been corrected on the current 1:10000 and 1:25000 Ordnance Survey maps. The correct Sloley Stone is situated 245 metres to the south (see MSO6808). MacDermot [6], shows a stone at the site of A, on a map of 'Exmoor Forest and its Purlieus, 1400 (?)-1819', named Hore Stone. As a Forest boundary marker, a stone here is referred to as early as 1207 as Hore Stone. In 1678, it is noted as Hore Stone and Horestone. Finally, in the last Perambulation in 1815, it was referred to as Long Stone or Lew Combe Stone. This is the site of the Hore Stone, but A is not the original stone. MacDermot, in 1911 [4], referring to 'old well-known boundary stones of the 17th Ccentury' describes stone A as being "still to be seen". Burton [9], states that "an earlier stone, has in recent years been recovered from the mud close by. Figures carved on its face would appear to be a date, but they are so badly worn away that it is impossible to state when". This is obviously stone B, and may well be the original Hore Stone. [11] "Sloleys Stone" is indicted here on the Challacombe Tithe Map. [12] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [13]
Sources/Archives (13)
- <1>XY SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1890 (surveyed 1888), Somerset 44:7. [Mapped feature: #38035 ]
- <2> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SEM7220 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560.
- <4> SSO1302 Monograph: MacDermot, E T. 1911. A History of Exmoor Forest. P.113, 354, 358, 421, 424.
- <5> SSO1823 Article in serial: Rawle, E.J.. 1894. Final Perambulation of Exmoor Forest. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 40. 171-178. Part II, P.174.
- <6> SMO5058 Monograph: MacDermot, E.T.. 1973. The History of the Forest of Exmoor. David and Charles Limited. Revised Edition.
- <7> SSO2098 Monograph: Whybrow, C.. 1977. Antiquary's Exmoor. The Exmoor Press. P.48.
- <8> SEM7441 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Record Card. SS73NW17, 1985.
- <9> SEM7230 Monograph: Burton, R.A.. 1989. The Heritage of Exmoor. Roger A. Burton. P.162.
- <10> SSO1864 Survey: RCHME. Exmoor Survey. NMR Site SS 73 NW 46.
- <11> SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 2 August 1995.
- <12> SEM7724 Map: 1839. Challacombe Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <13> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1050197, Extant 30 November 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1050197 (Pastscape entry: 1050197)
Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 12168
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 12169
- Devon SMR: SS73NW/535
- Devon SMR: SS73NW/535/1
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE13177
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20247
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20248
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11049
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 73 NW46
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1050197
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33188
Location
Grid reference | SS 7174 3961 (point) Estimated from sources |
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Map sheet | SS73NW |
Civil Parish | BRAYFORD, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Civil Parish | CHALLACOMBE, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Civil Parish | EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Nov 30 2021 1:16PM
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