Belstone/ South Tawton – BR inscribed ‘B’ Brock Rock

To view this item's National Grid Reference Number you need to be a subscriber. You can become a subscriber by visiting this page

Or login here if you are already a subscriber.

7 (0%) of Registered Dartefacters have visited this item. They are: Amanda Ellis, Max Piper, SteveGrigg, BevDickinson, Okehammer, Bridgemarker Tim, Dartmoor Paul

‘B’ for Belstone Parish, this is a B Rock beside the River Taw on its west side. ‘Brock Rock’ was named by Steve Grigg who explains that: “The great-grandson of William Brock, a Clifford Pike believed that the initial “B” on this rock, stood for Brock and it was William who carved it.

Reference: Dartmoor Explorations

A B.M. is incised on one side of the stone, though this is not represented on any old maps.

The map below is set to a maximum zoom of 1:50k. To zoom into the map further (1:25k) you need to be a subscriber. You can become a subscriber by visiting this page.

Or login here if you are already a subscriber.

Map loading...it may take a few seconds

Nearby Dartefacts and Squares: 248

Less than 1 km

1 km

2 km