Ten Commandments Stones - Buckland Beacon
N 50° 32.637 W 003° 47.190
30U E 444272 N 5599407
Inscribed stones on Southern Dartmoor
Waymark Code: WM1A37
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/11/2007
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In 1927 The Lord of Buckland Manor, Mr Whitley, learnt that parliament had rejected a proposed revision of the Book of Common Prayer using Jesus Two Commandments instead of Moses Ten at Holy Communion.
He celebrated by engaging Mr W A Clements, a stonemason from Exeter, to engrave granite stones in situ on Buckland Beacon with the Ten Commandments. He started work on 15 December 1927 and completed the job on 14 June 1928. Whilst engraving the stones he lived in a cow shed on the site and was supplied each week with a loaf of bread by Mr Whitley.
In later years Mr Clements said, "Day after day I was on my knees chipping away and I wondered if the originator of the Commandments suffered from an aching back and sore knees as I did". If you glance at the stones you will find eleven commandments the eleventh inscribed, 'A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. John 13 v34.' (Copied from Wickipedia)
Ordnance Survey map reference (10 figure) if within DNP – If outside the Park, add N/A: Not listed
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