WD - 19, North West Dartmoor, Devon UK
N 50° 38.568 W 004° 02.976
30U E 425786 N 5610629
A war department granite marker stone on Northern Dartmoor.
Waymark Code: WM5FA7
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/31/2008
Views: 11
The boundary stone showing WD19, 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 stones stands on the brow of the hill between Hare Tor and Sharp Tor within a few paces of a burial cairn.
Type of survey mark: Engraved granite post.
What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
Near a burial carin.
What property is this mark defining?:
Military property.
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