2017

SX1573 : Old Boundary Markers on Blacktor Downs

taken 7 years ago, near to Temple, Cornwall, England

Old Boundary Markers on Blacktor Downs
Old Boundary Markers on Blacktor Downs
Estate Boundary Markers hidden in vegetation in the valley between Blacktor Downs and the enclosed farmland of Simons Stone. One stone on each bank of the stream draining the Colquite wetlands and china clay pit that flows in a westerly direction and forms one of the tributaries of the upper reaches of the Warleggan River. St Neot parish.

Part of a series of similar, well cut, boundstones with rounded tops. Inscribed A on the southern face and R on the northern face, these stones mark the extent of land owned by the Agar Robartes family of Lanhydrock and the Rodd family of Trebartha, North Hill. Curiously the Ordnance Survey 6 inch to the mile maps of the late 19C and early 20C show some of these stones in pairs, one on each side of the stream. Presumably there was some dispute between the landowners as to who owned the water rights of the stream, thus each family fitted their own boundstone on opposite sides.

Milestone Society National ID: CW_STNEOT26em

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Boundary, Barrier Country estates Milestoneid: CW STNEOT26em Primary Subject: Boundary other tags: Boundary Marker Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SX1573, 21 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
P G Moore   (more nearby)
Contributed by
Mike Rayner   (more nearby)
Date Taken
April 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 11 April, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 15537 73163 [1m precision]
WGS84: 50:31.7456N 4:36.2409W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SX 15537 73163
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