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Hentor Warren boundary stone HWB2

Grid ref: SX 5875 6465

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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1015757) describes a boundary stone marking the eastern edge of Hentor Warren, on a gentle west-facing slope of Lee Moor overlooking the valley of Spanish Lake. It stands 1.02 metres high, 0.24 metres wide and 0.25 metres thick. The letters HWB2 are cut on its east face, for Hentor Warren Boundary 2, the second marker of the warren. The stone is named in an 1807 lease from Lord Boringdon to Peter Nicholls, a warrener from Sheepstor. The monument is in the care of the Secretary of State. It lies in the parish of Shaugh Prior, about 0.9 km east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor.

Sources: Historic England list entry 1015757, which cites Brewer, A Field Guide to the Boundary Markers on and around Dartmoor (1986), pages 52 to 53.

  • Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1015757)
  • Grid reference: SX 5875 6465 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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