WD44/Willsworthy Manor Stone
N 50° 37.063 W 004° 05.106
30U E 423235 N 5607876
Two granite boundary stones on West Dartmoor.
Waymark Code: WM67HH
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/18/2009
Views: 6
The first boundary stone shows WD44, 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.
The other stone marks the boundary of the former Willsworthy Manor.
Type of survey mark: Two granite posts.
What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
GPS needed.
What property is this mark defining?:
Former Willsworthy Manor Land
MOD property.
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