Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: Teignbridge                      

 
                                   
Parish: Buckfastleigh        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  5 Boundary Stones
  4 Crosses
  1 Guide Stone
  3 Marker Stones
  2 Milestones
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Boundary Stone
          Grid Reference: SX/7427/6615
          Location: Built into the wall on the south side of Station Road, about 20 metres from the junction with Dart Bridge Road.
          Inscription: C - (County Bridge Stone - see note on Home Page)
                   
                                 
                                 
                                 
                           
                                 
                                 
 Stone Type: Milestone                
 Grid Reference: SX/7475/6597                
 Location: Against the garden wall of No.10 Old Totnes Road.                
 Inscription: VI Miles (6 Miles to Totnes)                
                   
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
              Stone Type: Building Marker Plaque
              Grid Reference: SX/7379/6606
              Location: Built into the wall of the Town Hall in Bossell Road.
              Inscription: Erected in 1924 by Hamlyn Brothers Ltd as part of their Schemes for the Welfare of Buckfastleigh.
                 
                         
                         
                                 
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/7443/6661                
 Location: Built into the wall on the south west side of Dart Bridge Road near the Bus Stop.                
 Inscription: C - (County Bridge Stone - see note on Home Page)                
                   
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
              Stone Type: Bridge Marker Stone
              Grid Reference: SX/7446/6672
              Location: Built into the south eastern parapet of Dart Bridge, immediately above the stone below.
              Inscription: Widened 1827
                 
                       
                       
 Stone Type: Bridge Marker Stone              
 Grid Reference: SX/7446/6672              
 Location: Built into the south eastern parapet of Dart Bridge, immediately below the stone above.              
 Inscription: County of Devon / Dart Bridge / Reconstructed and Widened 1929.              
                 
                         
                         
                                 
                Stone Type: Milestone
                Grid Reference: SX/7456/6718
                Location: At the back of the lay-by on the eastern side of the old A38, about 150 metres north of the Furzeleigh Mill Hotel.
                Inscription: Ashburton II Miles (Ashburton 2 Miles).
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Buckfastleigh Memorial Cross                
 Grid Reference: SX/7421/6652                
 Location: Buckfastleigh Churchyard                
 Notes: The cross serves as a war memorial. The church was destroyed by fire in 1992 and has not been rebuilt.                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Buckfast Abbey (Moorshop) Cross
                Grid Reference: SX/7407/6741
                Location: On the grass within the grounds of Buckfast Abbey.
                Notes: This was once a waymarker on the ancient route from North Devon, through Okehampton, to Plympton and Plymouth.
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Buckfast Abbey (Great Palston Farm) Cross                
 Grid Reference: SX/7408/6742                
 Location: On the grass within the grounds of Buckfast Abbey.                
 Notes: It is thought that this cross was once situated nearby as a waymarker stone.                
                   
                                 
                                 
                              
 

 

 

 
                           
Stone Type: Buckfastleigh Churchyard Cross
Grid Reference: SX/7428/6659
Location: Between two graves in the north-east corner of Buckfastleigh Churchyard.
Notes: This was probably once a waymarker that has been brought into the churchyard for safekeeping.
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/7440/6671
 Location: On the southern verge of Buckfast Road, Buckfastleigh.
 Inscription: Dartmoor National Park
     
  
 

 

 

 
Stone Type: Guide Stone
Grid Reference: SX/6990/6679
Location: On the grass verge at the Cross Furzes road junction.
Inscription: B (Buckfastleigh) / T (Tavistock / A (Ashburton)
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/7457/6627
 Location: On the southern verge of the approach road to Buckfastleigh Train Station.
 Inscription: Bdy (Boundary - for the South Devon Railway)
     
  
 

 

 

 
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/7453/6625
Location: On the northern verge of the approach road to Buckfastleigh Train Station.
Inscription: Bdy (Boundary - for the South Devon Railway)