Old Boundary Marker on Emblance Downs, St Breward parish

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Old Boundary Marker on Emblance Downs, St Breward parish

Image: © P G Moore Taken: Unknown

Estate Boundary Marker on the open moorland of Emblance Downs west of the De Lank waterworks and adjacent to the enclosed farmland of Ivey Farm. Clearly visible from the lane to the waterworks. St Breward parish. One of six stones which appear to have replaced a line of smaller stones that are shown on the 1842 St Breward tithe maps and which mark a portion of Emblance Downs under the ownership of William Morshead, who at the time, owned the nearby Ivey Farm. The stylised VI (with the letter I crossing the right-hand diagonal of the letter V) carved on these stones is thought to represent the name Ivey. The nature of the carving on these stones and the fact that they are not shown on the Ordnance Survey maps of the early 20C would indicate that they were erected in the first quarter of the century. Milestone Society National ID: CW_BREWAR16em

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