Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: North Devon                      

 
                                   
Parish: Barnstaple        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  1 Cross
  2 Marker Stones
  11 Milestones
   
   
   
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
        Stone Type: Milestone
        Grid Reference: SS/5579/3324
        Location: Built into the corner wall of the Guildhall on the Junction of High Street and Butchers Row, Barnstaple.
              Inscription: Centre of Barum Turnpike Mileage 1879
        Notes: It was from this stone that all mileages of the Barnstaple Turnpikes were measured. (See the note on Turnpike Trusts on the Home Page).
                         
                         
 Stone Type: Town Cross
 Grid Reference: SS/5614/3266
 Location: At the northern entrance to Rock Park, Barnstaple.
 Notes: The cross serves as the Town's War Memorial.
Stone Type: Town Obelisk
Grid Reference: SS/5609/3271
Location: At the northern entrance to Rock Park, Barnstaple.
Notes: The obelisk was erected to commemorate the opening of Rock Park in 1879.
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SS/5505/3430
 Location: Just a few metres north of the bridge over the Bradiford Water
 Inscription: 1 Barum
 Notes: There is an Ordnance Survey Benchmark engraved into the top of the stone
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SS/5611/3458
Location: Set into the verge at the junction with Youings Drive
Inscription: 1 Barum
Notes: There is an Ordnance Survey Benchmark engraved into the face of the stone
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SS/5735/3331
 Location: On the grass verge of Goodleigh Road, opposite the entrance to a new housing estate
 Inscription: 1 Barum
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SS/5687/3215
Location: On the north side of Landkey Road, against the garden wall.  
Inscription: 1 Barum
Notes: There is an Ordnance Survey Benchmark engraved into the face of the stone
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SS/5665/3207
 Location: On the west side of South Street, against the stone wall.
 Inscription: 1 Barum
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SS/5478/3238
Location: On the south verge of Grange Road, beside the Bus Stop 
Inscription: 1 Barum
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SS/5481/3238
 Location: Set into the base of the hedge, on the western side of Old Torrington Road.
 Inscription: 1 Barum
 Notes: There is an Ordnance Survey Benchmark engraved into the face of the stone
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SS/5403/3096
Location: In the base of the hedge on the north western side of the B3232, 85 metres up the hill from the Upcott Farm Lane Entrance 
Inscription: 2 Barum
 Stone Type: Cycle Path Milestone
 Grid Reference: SS/5569/3310
 Location: On the Tarka Trail at Barnstaple.
 Inscription: 5½M Braunton / 15M Ilfracombe / Bideford 9M
 Notes: The milestone was sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Stone Type: Cycle Path Milestone
Grid Reference: SS/5522/3281
Location: On the Tarka Trail at Barnstaple.
Inscription: Dartmoor and the Atlantic / Bideford / Exmoor and Up Yonder.
Notes: The milestone was sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
 Stone Type: Bypass Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SS/5520/3289
 Location: On the Tarka Trail, where it joins the Western Bypass.
 Inscription: Barnstaple Western Bypass opened by Cllr Brian Greenslade