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Strangely, this inscribed Bedford Marker is not near any standing post, and leaves No.11, Post solitary. When consulting Dave Brewer’s (2002) book, Dartmoor Boundary Markers, it is evident from his map that this inscribed marker is roughly equidistant from Posts 11 and 10. I estimated that it would be roughly above the ‘k’ in ‘Rock Basin’ on the OS Map and set out, with Paul Rendell, to find it. Paul located it close to my NGR and it sits on a large slab that is visible from No.10, Post. The winter sun helped to illuminate it.

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Could not locate this item – and only post that hasn’t had an inscribed marker found to be associated with it. Possible reasons:

1. I’m rubbish and can’t find it. It is possibly located further away from the associated post than other markers – a drawing in Dave Brewer’s book indicates that there might be an additional inscribed marker to be found over near post No.10? I have yet to return and look.
2. There never was one and this was an additional post.
3. In a moment of hilarious irony the quarry men decided to feather and tare the chunk of granite next to the post away.. and in the process removed the inscribed Bedford Marker that was there.
4. The granite post is actually made from the chunk of granite that was removed.. and if we could dig down far enough we would find the marker on the actual post. Again, the irony.

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