Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: West Devon                      

 
                                   
Parish: Lydford        
                                       
                                       
                             
 Page Contents:  
  9 Boundary Stones
  1 Cross
  3 Marker Stones
  3 Milestones
 
 
                       
                       
      Stone Type: Village Cross
      Grid Reference: SX/5130/8511
      Location: In the middle of the road junction in the centre of Lydford.
      Inscription: To the Honoured Memory of those, from this Parish, who gave their Lives for King, Country and Freedom. 1914–1918
      Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk
         
                       
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Milestone                
 Grid Reference: SX/5088/8467                
 Location: Set against the wall at the entrance to Lydford Castle                
 Inscription: 8 T / 9 O (8 Tavistock / 9 Okehampton)                
               
Stone Type: Churchyard Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5094/8475
Location: Built into the bank, just inside the main gate to the Churchyard and to the right of the main path.
Inscription: The Entrance to the Churchyard Prior to 1875
 Stone Type: Saxon Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/5094/8473
 Location: On the footpath, opposite the churchyard wall.
 Inscription: Llydanforde - Site of Danish Saxon Conflict 997 AD
 Notes In commemoration of 70th anniversary of Lydford W.I. 1990
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5094/8448
Location: 30 metres south of the entrance to Lydford Gorge
Inscription: C - (County Bridge Stone - see note on Home Page)
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/5026/8322
 Location: On the western verge of the road, under the trees.
 Inscription: Dartmoor National Park
  Notes: Marks the boundary of the National Park.
Stone Type: Boundary Marker
Grid Reference: SX/5016/8314
Location: On the opposite side of the road to the southern entrance to Lydford Gorge.
Inscription: Great Western Railway Cos. Boundary 1895
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/5199/8616
 Location: On the Granite Way between Okehampton and Lydford.
 Inscription: 3M Sourton / 7½M Okehampton / Lydford ¾M / Tavistock
 Notes: The milestone was sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5285/8803
Location: At the side of the Granite Way Foot/Cyclepath
Inscription: L (Lydford)
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/5183/8434
 Location: At the entrance to the lane, just to the north of Higher Beardon and beside a fingerpost.
 Inscription: Tavistock 7 Miles / Okehampton 8 / Truro 57.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5183/8430
Location: In the hedge, in the centre of the lay-by on the A386, just to the north of Higher Beardon.
Inscription: Take Off
Notes: This stone marks the point where any additional horses would have to be unhitched from their carriage, in the days of Turnpike Roads.
 Stone Type: Viking Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/509/847
 Location: Just inside the field between the Church and Castle.
 Notes: The stone has been engraved with Viking Runic Symbols.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5177/8351
Location: Beside the A386, on the opposite side of the road and to the north of the Willsworthy Car Park.
Notes: Although the inscription is no longer legible, it read 'Mary / Tavy' on the left-hand side and 'Lamer / ton' on the right-hand side.
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/5178/8350
 Location: Beside the A386, on the same side of the road and to the north of the Willsworthy Car Park.
 Inscription: W. D. 3 (War Department No. 3)
 Notes: This is one of a number of boundary stones used to mark the boundary of the Willsworthy Firing Range.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5237/8600
Location: On the west side of the A386, beside the entrance to a property.
Inscription: Dartmoor National Park
Notes: Marks the boundary of the National Park.
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/57556/74980
 Location: On the northern verge of the B3357 at Rundlestone
 Inscription: Walkhampton / Lydford