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Notes: This stone is located on Aish Ridge, near South Brent. There is a row of stones just above this stone. It has the word ‘TUCKER’ inscribed into it. The letters ‘TDA’ (running vertical down and using the ‘T’ of TUCKER) are also inscribed. It also has a number of wedge and groove ‘holes/slots’ running horizontally near the top of the rock. This was a very old method of ‘cutting’ granite. Oval grooves were incised into the rock and then wedges of wood were inserted into the oval grooves and wetted. The wood would expand slowly until the whole rock cracked off.

Steve Grigg (2021) says that: “Approx. 20m to the west of the “newtake” wall is an unusually inscribed stone. It has the words “WREN” and “TUCKER” inscribed horizontally into it.” Steve also says that inscribed vertically down are TDA (already mentioned) which could be TOA. Having been contacted by Mark Fenlon about a letter to Dartmoor Magazine, issue 37 (page 32) by Dave Brewer, Brewer suggests that the inscription could possibly read “TO WREN A.TUCKER” and that it could be a memorial.

Reference: Neil Armstrong: Tors of Dartmoor Facebook group and Steve Grigg: Dartmoor Explorations Facebook page.

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