Westdown Pool West Devon Devon

Images are sourced within 2km of 50.653099/-4.1502971 or Grid Reference SX4885. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Bridge over the River Lew

This bridge over the River Lew is near the Dower House SX4686 : Lewtrenchard: Dower House at Lew Mill. There used to be a cut benchmark on the left hand (NE) parapet, but the parapet has been replaced -- perhaps washed away in a flood sometime? Link

Neville Goodman

A very muddy field entrance

The view here is through the gate into the field near Waddlestone - the rising ground and trees are in SX4785. There is a clear, cut benchmark about one third of the way up what used to be the gatepost (which is slate). As is common around here, the stone post has been replaced by timber. Many of the stone posts, carrying benchmarks, have disappeared. Fortunately, we did not have to go through the gate. Link

Neville Goodman

Lewtrenchard: Dower House at Lew Mill

Martin Bodman

Lewtrenchard: Lew Mill

Buildings, formerly a water mill

Martin Bodman

Old Milestone by the former A30, Combebow wood, Thrushelton Parish

Carved stone post by the UC road (was A30), in parish of THRUSHELTON (WEST DEVON District), by a wood West of Combebow, 10m West of entrance through spinney edge, in hedge bank by road, on North side of road. Launceston gable, erected by the Launceston turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- LAUNCESTON 10 OKEHAMPTON 8½ Devon & Dartmoor HER listed. HER Number: MDV39618 Link

Milestone Society National ID: DV_LAOK10.

A Rosevear

Old Milestone near Lobhill Cross, Thrushelton

Carved stone post by the UC road (was A30), in parish of THRUSHELTON (WEST DEVON District), just East of Lobhill Cross, 50m up (West) from Lobhill Lodge, in hedge bank, on North side of road. Launceston gable, erected by the Launceston turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- : LAUNCESTON / 9 / OKEHAMPTON 9½ : Milestone Society National ID: DV_LAOK09.

A Rosevear

Old Direction Sign - Signpost by Hedge Cross, Bridestowe parish

Fir cone finial - 3 arms; Devon compass points by the UC road, in parish of Bridestowe (West Devon District), Hedge Cross, under trees. Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: DV_SX4885

Alan Rosevear

Old Boundary Marker by Lobhillcross, Lewtrenchard parish

Parish Boundary Marker by the UC road (was A30), in parish of Lewtrenchard (West Devon District), Lobhillcross, 50m West of Lobhill lodge, on grass verge/bank above path by fence. Devon & Dartmoor HER. HER Number: MDV59500 Link

Carved benchmark on lower East face. Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: DV_LAEX07pb

Alan Rosevear

A mysterious circle in a wall

The 1:25000 OS map clearly shows a circular enclosure here. There is little sign of it on the ground, just a slightly raised circular area of field, which is very difficult to show in a photograph.

Neville Goodman

Track through Wooda Farm

This track runs up the hillside beyond Wooda Farm. There is a cut benchmark low down on the whitewashed wall lower right SX4685 : Well preserved cut benchmark.

Neville Goodman

Well preserved cut benchmark

The OS description is NE ANG FM WOODA W SIDE TK. The surroundings are shown in SX4685 : Track through Wooda Farm.

Neville Goodman

Benchmark on a gatepost

This area has many granite gateposts, and a number of them hold cut benchmarks. This one is on the left hand post, just below the vegetation SX4885 : Benchmark on a granite gatepost. Often, one has to do a good deal of gardening to find the benchmarks, but this one was fairly obvious.

Neville Goodman

Benchmark on a granite gatepost

The OS description is GTP 3.0M SW HEDGE JUNC W SIDE RD NE FACE. The vegetation needed a bit of attention for the benchmark to be seen properly SX4885 : Benchmark on a gatepost.

Neville Goodman

Benchmark right on the northern edge

There is a cut benchmark SX4885 : A camouflaged benchmark on the left-hand gatepost, just as one comes off Galford Down. According to the OS database, its coordinate is SX 4876 8599, so just a little bit further north and it would have been in the next square north. Fortunately, the benchmark was on the south face of the post, so I was able to stand in the square to show the mark's surroundings.

Neville Goodman

A camouflaged benchmark

Sometimes, one spots benchmarks without knowing they are there. One gets used to walking past houses and gateposts and looking a metre or so off the ground on corners. This one is not so obvious because of the large feldspar crystals in the granite and, I suspect, the years of ivy cladding SX4885 : Benchmark right on the northern edge. The OS description is GTP HEDGE JUNC W SIDE RD S FACE.

Neville Goodman