Devon Marker Stones

           
                                       
District: West Devon                      

 
                                   
Parish: Sourton

       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  4 Boundary Stones
  2 Crosses
  1 Marker Stone
  5 Milestones
   
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Village Cross
          Grid Reference: SX/5347/9032
          Location: On the Sourton Village Green, opposite the Highwayman Inn.
          Notes: This is a Saxon Cross, dating from around the 10th Century.
                   
                                 
                                 
                                 
                           
                                 
                                 
 Stone Type: Milestone                
 Grid Reference: SX/5333/9006                
 Location: On the western side of the A386, on the southern edge of Sourton Village.                
 Inscription: Okehampton 5 Miles                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Wayside Cross
                Grid Reference: SX/5455/9155
                Location: On the east side of the minor road leading from the A386 to the Prewley Moor Arms.
                Inscription: H (Hatherleigh) O (Okehampton) L (Launceston) T (Tavistock)
                Notes: An  inscription is shown on each of the 4 faces of the cross. The cross also shows some Romano-Christian engraving.
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/5181/8990                
 Location: On the grass verge at Pool Cross, to the north east of Bridestowe Village.                
 Inscription: S (Sourton)                
 Notes: The stone shares its boundary with Bridestowe
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5514/9195
Location: On the southern grass verge of the Granite Way (Cycle Path)
Inscription: S (Sourton)
Notes: The stone shares its boundary with Okehampton Hamlets
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/5256/8751
 Location: On the south eastern grass verge of the Granite Way (Cycle Path)
 Inscription: S (Sourton)
 Notes: The stone shares its boundary with Bridestowe
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SX/5363/9026
Location: On the Granite Way at Sourton.
Inscription: 2žM Meldon Viaduct / 5M Okehampton / Lake Viaduct 1M / Lydford 4M.
Notes: The milestone was sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/5275/8788
 Location: High on the bank beside the Granite Way foot/cyclepath.
 Inscription: 6M Okehampton / Lydford 2žM
 Notes: The milestone was sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5336/8897
Location: On the grass verge beside the Granite Way Cycle/Foot path.
Inscription: There doesn't appear to be an inscription on this stone.
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/54145/91538
 Location: Near the junction where the road from Bridestowe meets A386.
 Inscription: Okehampton 4 Miles
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SX/52740/90708
Location: On the north western verge of the C822, Bridestowe to Sourton Down road.
Inscription: Okehampton 5 Miles
 Stone Type: Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/53915/91462
 Location: On the northern verge of the C822, Bridestowe to Sourton Down road.
 Inscription: West Devon Drive
 Notes: The monument marks the eastern end of the West Devon Drive, with Launceston at the western end.