North Bovey Marker Stones

Devon Marker Stones

District:

Teignbridge

Parish:

North Bovey

Page Contents:
	2 Boundary Stones
	5 Crosses
	2 Guide Stones
	1 Marker Stone
	3 Milestones

Stone Type:

North Bovey Village Cross

Grid Reference:

SX/7400/8388

Location:

On the Village Green in the centre of North Bovey.

Notes:

Further details of the cross may be found at North Bovey Cross

Stone Type:

Horsepit Cross

Grid Reference:

SX/7431/8475

Location:

Beside the road at Bovey Cross, about one mile outside of North Bovey on the road to Moretonhampstead.

Inscription:

Further details of the cross may be found at Horsepit Cross

Stone Type:

Hele Cross

Grid Reference:

SX/7213/8417

Location:

On the side of the road between Beetor Cross and North Bovey, at the junction next to Hele Farm.

Notes:

Further details of the cross may be found at Hele Cross

Stone Type:

Beetor Cross

Grid Reference:

SX/7130/8420

Location:

High on the bank at the junction of the B3212 with the minor road that runs off to North Bovey and Manaton.

Notes:

Further details of the cross may be found at Beetor Cross

Stone Type:

Guide Stone

Grid Reference:

SX/7130/8429

Location:

On the east side of the B3212, opposite the junction leading to Beetor Farm.

Inscription:

C / M/ T (Chagford / Moretonhampstead / Tavistock)

Stone Type:

Leeper Cross

Grid Reference:

SX/7022/8333

Location:

On top of the hedge about 50 metres down the lane leading to Moor Gate Farm off the B3212.

Notes:

Further details of the cross may be found at Leeper Cross

Stone Type:

Boundary Stone

Grid Reference:

SX/752/845

Location:

Against the roadside hedge, about 1½ kilometres south of Moretonhampstead.

Notes:

The inscription is now difficult to decipher but is thought to read: B (North Bovey)

Stone Type:

Milestone

Grid Reference:

SX/6999/8331

Location:

Built into the roadside wall, on the north east side of the B3212 and 200 metres from the entrance to the car park.

Inscription:

Moretonhampstead 4.

Notes:

The inscription has now almost worn away, but it might also have shown 'Tavistock 16 Miles'.

Stone Type:

Milestone

Grid Reference:

SX/7231/8494

Location:

Built into the wall on the north west side of the B3212, 200 yards north east of the bridge over the River Bovey.

Inscription:

2 Miles From Moreton (Moretonhampstead).

Stone Type:

Boundary Stone

Grid Reference:

SX/6965/8098

Location:

Beside the minor road, near Grimspound.

Inscription:

B / WB ((North) Bovey / Warren Bounds)

Stone Type:

Marker Stone

Grid Reference:

SX/731/847

Location:

At the entrance to the Bovey Castle Lodge.

Inscription:

Bovey Castle

Stone Type:

Guide Stone

Grid Reference:

SX/7268/8513

Location:

On the grass verge towards the entrance drive to Bovey Castle.

Inscription:

C / N / M / T (Chagford / North Bovey / Moretonhampstead / Tavistock.

Stone Type:

Milestone

Grid Reference:

SX7377/8541

Location:

On the north side of the road, set well back on the hedge going down the hill to the east of Bugshead Cross.

Inscription:

The inscription has now become illegible.