Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: South Hams                      

 
                                   
Parish: Cornwood        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  2 Boundary Stones
  2 Crosses
  1 Milestone
   
   
   
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Village Cross
          Grid Reference: SX/6057/5972
          Location: Set up, beneath a tree, in the centre of Cornwood village.
          Inscription: AD 1900 – Os Nostraque Deo - In grateful memory of Frederic Rogers, Lord Blachford K.C.M.G. and of his wife Georgiana Mary, he served his country faithfully with 25 years in the Colonial Office.
          Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk
                                 
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
 Stone Type: Memorial Cross
 Grid Reference: SX/6040/5928
 Location: Towards the southern end of the Cornwood Churchyard
 Inscription: 1914 / 1919 / 1939 / 1945 (on 4 faces of the base)
 Notes: The cross serves as the village World War I & II memorial.  For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk.
     
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/6043/5928
Location: Outside the southern gate to the Cornwood Churchyard.
Inscription: Dartmoor National Park
Notes: Marks the boundary of the National Park.
     
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/6014/6006
 Location: On the road verge, to the north-west of Cornwood Village Centre.
 Inscription: To Cornwood 211 Yards / London 211 Miles.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/6088/5882
Location: On the eastern verge of the road at Moor Cross.
Inscription: Dartmoor National Park
Notes: Marks the boundary of the National Park.