WD - 46, Dartmoor, Devon UK
N 50° 37.515 W 004° 05.450
30U E 422842 N 5608720
A boundary stone on Dartmoor.
Waymark Code: WM5856
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/26/2008
Views: 7
This boundary stone shows WD46, refers to the war department and is one of 46 similar stones used to mark out the Willsworthy firing range. They date from when the army purchased its first tract of land, virtually following the line of the old Willsworthy Manor in about 1900.
This stone stands on Blackdown, outside the firing range.
Type of survey mark: Granite Post
What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
Not needed.
What property is this mark defining?:
MOD property
|
Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit. If you have additional information about the survey mark which is not listed in the waymark description, please notify the waymark owner to have it added, and please post the information in your visit log.