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6 (0%) of Registered Dartefacters have visited this item. They are: Sheron, Dartmoor Paul, Torbagga, Okehammer, Lotti, John Deakins

This, according to John Deakins, is a bearing picket; “These were introduced around the First World War and were an early form of grid reference. Originally they were a metal spike driven into the ground with a card on it in a waterproof cover. Upon this card was a diagram and a number listing its location which then corresponded with a grid square on a map provided thus giving a location on a map.”

Reference:

• Deakins, J. (2021): Dartmoor Observation Posts

Older comments:

Spotted by Paul Buck (2021). What is this? Originally listed as a flagpole base.

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