Take Off Stone and Ring Rock, Beardon. North Dartmoor
N 50° 38.367 W 004° 05.811
30U E 422440 N 5610305
A granite marker stone on the A386 between Tavistock and
Okehampton Northern Dartmoor, Devon UK.
Waymark Code: WM3M5E
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/19/2008
Views: 18
Many years ago when the turnpike roads were built, where there was a hill an extra horse was attached to a cart/coach at a certain point to help pull the vehicles up the hill, then unattached at the take off stone as the extra horse was no longer required.
There is a tethering ring rock beside the marker stone for the horseman to tie the extra horse up, waiting for collection.
Condition: Immaculate
Material: Stone
Inscription:
Take off
Name of road: A386 Tavistock to Okehampton Road
Date placed: Not listed
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