Monument record 1782 - Boundary Stones West of Dogkennel Farm

<1> Turner R C, 1986, Castletown, near Farndon, Cheshire, p.2 (Unpublished Report). SCH517.

Boundary stones in water meadows adjacent to the River Dee at Shocklach. The communal ownership of the meadows is seen in the complex of stones, which divided up the large field into individual holdings.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 355/3, 1839 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

The 1839 tithe map for Shocklach Oviatt depicts the fields containing the stones as one large field sub-divided into strip like plots owned and occupied by different land owners and tenants. The overall field is named gwern y ddavid.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4248, 1874-1891 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts approximately twenty-two stones (labelled stone or stones). The location of the stones corresponds with plot boundaries depicted on the tithe map (see 2).

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4248, 1898-1899 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

This map depicts approximately twenty-six stones (labelled stone or stones). The location of the stones corresponds with plot boundaries depicted on the tithe map (see 2).

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4248, 1911-1912 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

This map depicts approximately thirty stones (labelled stone or stones). The location of the stones corresponds with plot boundaries depicted on the tithe map (see 2).

<6> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps, 30/11/2022 (Maps and Plans). SCH4491.

Modern Ordnance Survey maps depict eleven stones. Most appear to be in the same location as those depicted on earlier maps, except for three in the south-western corner of the field, which have been moved closer to the field boundary, and whose location no longer correspond to the plot boundaries depicted on the tithe map (see 2).

<7> Historic England, 2011, The National Heritage List for England, 1253196 & 1253304 (Web Site). SCH6528.

Eight similar examples near Frodsham. These stones are described as the survivors from a larger number, which marked the boundaries of farmers' rights to strips of the meadow and date from the late eighteenth century.