WD24, Western Redlake Head, North Dartmoor, Devon, UK
N 50° 37.470 W 004° 01.791
30U E 427154 N 5608575
A military boundary stone on North Dartmoor.
Waymark Code: WM9NWC
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/11/2010
Views: 7
The boundary stone showing WD24, 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.
Type of survey mark: Inscrbed granite post.
What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
GPS needed.
What property is this mark defining?:
Willsworthy Firing Range.
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