Old Jack
Introduction
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Old Jack
Image: © Richard Knights Taken: 23 Aug 2004
In the 1850s the Duke of Somerset decided to erect a number of named boundary stones along Heytor Down to emphasise the extent of his holding. He intermingled his well rounded stones with a couple of already established boundary stones and natural rocks. All received his initials "DS" together with the date 1853 or 1854. The names of the stones took a decidedly royal approach with "Prince Albert", "Victoria", "Prince of Wales" interspersed with the more obscure names "Wm Stone" and "Old Jack".
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Image Location
Latitude
50.593125
Longitude
-3.746167