Devon Marker Stones
           
                       
District: West Devon      

 
                   
Parish: Whitchurch

       
                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  17 Boundary Stones
  4 Crosses
  2 Marker Stone
  3 Milestones 
   
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Pixies (Wayside) Cross
          Grid Reference: SX/5012/7367
          Location: Amongst the gorse on a raised mound on the Golf Course on Whitchurch Down.
          Notes: The cross was a marker on the route of the Abbott's Way, across the moor between the Abbeys at Buckfast and Tavistock.
                   
                                 
                                 
                                 
                           
                                 
                                 
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/4954/7371                
 Location: On the north side of the road that runs across Whitchurch Down                
 Inscription: W (Whitchurch).                
  Notes: Shares its boundary with Tavistock.                
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Wayside Cross
                Grid Reference: SX/4929/7386
                Location: About 20 metres north of the road that runs across Whitchurch Down.
                Notes: This cross has undergone substantial repairs and it appears as though the original head has been fixed onto a newer shaft, but in an upside down position.
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Millennium Boundary Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/4984/7290                
 Location: Set in an area of grass in the centre of Middlemoor, on the outskirts of Whitchurch.                
 Inscription: W / MM / T (Whitchurch / Millennium / Tavistock).                
                   
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5501/7511
Location: Against the wall/fence on the slip road running down from the Dartmoor Inn at Merrivale.
Inscription: Whitchurch / Walkhampton
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/4922/7395
 Location: On the grass, to the north east of the road on Whitchurch Down.
 Inscription: Dartmoor National Park
  Notes: Marks the boundary of the National Park.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/4984/7378
Location: To the north of the road that runs across Whitchurch Down.
Inscription: W (Whitchurch)
Notes: Shares its boundary with Tavistock.
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/5010/7383
 Location: Near the 7th Tee of the Golf Course on Whitchurch Down.
 Inscription: W (Whitchurch)
  Notes: Shares its boundary with Tavistock.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5035/7388
Location: On a small mound, 8 yards west of the unclassified road. 
Inscription: W (Whitchurch)
Notes: Shares its boundary with Tavistock.
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/5055/7404
 Location: On the northern verge of the unclassified road. 
 Inscription: W (Whitchurch)
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5125/7518
Location: On the grass verge at the entrance to Collaton.
Inscription: W (Whitchurch) - no longer visible.
Notes: Shares its boundary with Peter Tavy and Tavistock.
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/5171/7180
 Location: On the north east verge of the road across Plaster Down
 Inscription: W B (Whitchurch Bounds)
  Notes: Shares its boundary with Sampford Spiney
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5165/7169
Location: On the eastern verge of the unclassified road to Horrabridge.
Inscription: W B (Whitchurch Bounds)
Notes: Shares its boundary with Sampford Spiney
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/5164/7142
 Location: On the western verge of the unclassified road to Horrabridge.
 Inscription: W B (Whitchurch Bounds)
  Notes: Shares its boundary with Sampford Spiney
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5178/7132
Location: Tucked under the hedge, to the east of the unclassified road to Horrabridge.
Inscription: W B (Whitchurch Bounds)
Notes: Shares its boundary with Sampford Spiney
 Stone Type: Churchyard Cross
 Grid Reference: SX/49299/72683
 Location: Inside the main entrance to Whitchurch Churchyard
 Inscription: Erected in / Memory of / William / Henry / Mudge / 1981 / By / Parishioners
  Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk
Stone Type: Memorial Cross
Grid Reference: SX/49331/72732
Location: In the churchyard, above the road wall behind the church.
Inscription: To the Undying Memory of Our / Brave Whitchurch Parishioners / Who Laid Down their Lives / In the Great War / 1914 - 1918 / 1939 - 1945.
Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/48531/73096
 Location: Set into the north-east wall of Whitchurch Road, opposite two telegraph poles close together.
 Inscription: Miles / From / Tavk 1 / Plymo & / Dock / XIII
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SX/5450/7504
Location: Beside the B3357, just to the west of the entrance to Merrivale Quarry.
Inscription: Tavistock 4 Miles / Moretonhampstead 16
 Stone Type: Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/5398/7505
 Location: In the Rees Jeffreys Car Park, Merrivale.
 Inscription: This viewpoint parking area has been constructed by the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/54959/75167
Location: Against the wall on the slip road running down from the Dartmoor Inn to the old Merrivale Bridge
Inscription: C - (County Bridge Stone - see note on Home Page)
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/52944/75183
 Location: On the northern verge of the B3357, near the Pork Hill car park. 
 Inscription: Tavistock 3 Miles / Moretonhampstead 17
Stone Type: Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/53010/75130
Location: At the western end of the Pork Hill car park
Inscription: The Royal Town Planning Institute / To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Institute and / to contribute to the enjoyment of the Countryside
Notes: The monument maps details of the panoramic view from the stone.
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/49459/71619
 Location: On the grass verge of the minor road in Grenofen
 Inscription: Dartmoor National Park
 Notes: Marks the boundary of the National Park.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/49448/71500
Location: On the grass verge of the A386 in Grenofen
Inscription: Dartmoor National Park
Notes: Marks the boundary of the National Park.
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/49025/71066
 Location: At the side of the road to the north of Grenofen Bridge
 Inscription: C - (County Bridge Stone - see note on Home Page)