WD 23, Western Redlake, North West Dartmoor
N 50° 37.633 W 004° 01.748
30U E 427209 N 5608876
A military boundary stone on North Dartmoor.
Waymark Code: WM9NVW
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/11/2010
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The boundary stone showing WD23, 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.
Ordnance Survey map reference (10 figure) if within DNP – If outside the Park, add N/A: SX56581 82808
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