Royal Forest of Dean Boundary Stones

Creative Commons License Text by Mr Red, October 2022 ; This work is dedicated to the Public Domain.
Images are under a separate Creative Commons Licence.


The Forest of Dean is wrongly used as a generic title for a vast swathe of Gloucestershire to the West of the Severn, but to "Foresters" it is a specific area where "rights in common" accrue. Grazing of sheep is one, and for those born within the "Briavel Hundred" can claim to be a "free miner" providing they also work down a mine for a year and a day. The "Forest" is also known as the "Royal Forest of Dean" and was, in 1832 defined by several hundred boundary stones some of which still survive. In the 21ˢᵗ C, modern stones are being placed for those that did not survive the weather &/or road and housing developments. Some stones are on private land but most modern ones are at the roadside, where plastic bollards with vertical green strips also serve to mark the boundary. For an interactive map, see Gloucestershire Boundary Stones, focusing on FoD External link

the "Royal Forest" ( websiteExternal link ) has a map which shows the "Forest" looking bigger than the extent of the boundary stones see LinkExternal link .

Click on an image for more info. Images of stones found so far:
& Nᴼ.2 SO6712 : Boundary Stone, Grange by Mr Red & Nᴼ.3 SO6711 : Boundary Stone, Blaise Bailey by Mr Red & Nᴼ.4 SO6711 : Old Boundary Stone, Grange by Mr Red & Nᴼ.7 SO6608 : Old Boundary Stone, Ayleford by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.10 SO6608 : Stone Stile, Brains Green by Mr Red & Nᴼ.12 SO6607 : Stone Stile, Brains Green by Mr Red & Nᴼ.13 SO6607 : Boundary Stone, Loiterpin, Forest of Dean by Mr Red & Nᴼ.15 SO6607 : Modern Boundary Stone, Loiterpin, Blakeney Hill by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.17 SO6607 : Boundary Stone, Loiterpin, Blakeney Hill by Mr Red & Nᴼ.18 SO6606 : Modern Boundary Stone, Blakeney by Mr Red & Nᴼ.22 SO6606 : Boundary Stone, Pollard's Lane, Blakeney by Mr Red & Nᴼ.23 SO6606 : Boundary Marker, Pollard's Lane, Blakeney by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.25 SO6606 : Old Boundary Stone, Viney Hill by Mr Red & Nᴼ.26 SO6606 : Modern Boundary Stone, Viney Hill by Mr Red & Nᴼ.39 SO6105 : Boundary Stone, Bream Eaves by Mr Red & Nᴼ.40 SO6105 : Boundary Stone, Bream Eaves by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.41 SO6105 : Boundary Stone, Bream Eaves by Mr Red & Nᴼ.42 SO6005 : Boundary Stone, Bream by Mr Red & Nᴼ.45 SO6005 : Boundary Stone, Bream by Mr Red & Nᴼ.46 SO6005 : Boundary Stone, Bream by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.47 SO6005 : Boundary Stone, Bream by Mr Red & Nᴼ.49 SO5905 : Boundary Stone, Bream Tufts by Mr Red & Nᴼ.50 SO5905 : Boundary Stone, Bream Tufts by Mr Red & Nᴼ.51 SO5905 : Boundary Stone, Bream by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.52 SO5905 : Boundary Stone, Bream by Mr Red & Nᴼ.53 SO5905 : Boundary Stone, Bream by Mr Red & Nᴼ.54 SO5905 : Boundary Stone, Bream by Mr Red & Nᴼ.56 SO5807 : Boundary Stone, Clements End by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.60 SO5807 : Boundary Stone, Sling by Mr Red & Nᴼ.61 SO5807 : Boundary Stone, Sling by Mr Red & Nᴼ.64 SO5708 : Boundary Stone, Clearwell by Mr Red & Nᴼ.65 SO5708 : Boundary Stone, Lambsquay Road by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.69R SO5708 : Boundary Stone, near Lambsquay Road by Mr Red & Nᴼ.69 SO5708 : Boundary Stone, near Lambsquay Road by Mr Red & Nᴼ.71 SO5709 : Boundary Stone, Puzzlewood, Lambsquay by Mr Red & Nᴼ.72 SO5709 : Modern Boundary Stone, Milkwall by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.73 SO5709 : Modern Boundary Stone, Milkwall by Mr Red & Nᴼ.74 SO5809 : Modern Boundary Stone, Milkwall by Mr Red & Nᴼ.75 SO5809 : Modern Boundary Stone, Milkwall by Mr Red & Nᴼ.76 SO5809 : Boundary Stone, Milkwall by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.77 SO5809 : Boundary Stone, Milkwall by Mr Red & Nᴼ.78 SO5809 : Boundary Stone, Forest Rd, Milkwall by Mr Red & Nᴼ.80 SO5809 : Boundary Stone, Milkwall by Mr Red & Nᴼ.81 SO5809 : Boundary Stone, Bells Hotel Golf Course by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.88 SO5810 : Boundary Stone, Poolway Road, Broadwell by Mr Red & Nᴼ.92 SO5712 : Boundary Stone, Hillcrest Road by Mr Red & Nᴼ.96 SO5712 : Boundary Stone, Berry Hill by Mr Red & Nᴼ.97 SO5613 : Old Boundary Stone, Berry Hill by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.102 SO5713 : Modern Boundary Stone, Berry Hill by Mr Red & Nᴼ.109 SO5914 : Forest of Dean Boundary Stone, Carterspiece by Mr Red & Nᴼ.110 SO5916 : Forest of Dean Boundary Stone, Lower Lydbrook by Mr Red & Nᴼ.115 SO5916 : Dean Forest Boundary Stone, Lydbrook by David Viner
& Nᴼ.116 SO6116 : Modern Boundary Stone, Ruardean by Mr Red & Nᴼ.118 SO6116 : Modern Boundary Stone, The Pludds by Mr Red & Nᴼ.121 SO6216 : Boundary Stone, Ruardean by Mr Red & Nᴼ.126 SO6316 : Boundary Stone, Ruardean Woodside by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.127 SO6316 : Boundary Stone, Ruardean Woodside by Mr Red & Nᴼ.128 SO6316 : Boundary Stone, Ruardean Hill by Mr Red & Nᴼ.129 SO6317 : Boundary Stone, Ruardean Walk by Mr Red & Nᴼ.130 SO6317 : Boundary Stone & horse trough, Swish Lane by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.131 SO6317 : Boundary Stone, Ruardean Hill by Mr Red & Nᴼ.133 SO6417 : Boundary Stone, field, Morse Road by Mr Red & Nᴼ.137 SO6417 : Boundary Stone, Morse Lane, Drybrook by Mr Red & Nᴼ.144 SO6418 : Boundary Stone, Drybrook by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.145 SO6418 : Boundary Stone, Hawthorn Road, Drybrook by Mr Red & Nᴼ.167 SO6420 : Boundary Stone, Lea Bailey by Mr Red & Nᴼ.169 SO6520 : Modern Boundary Stone, Lea Bailey by Mr Red & Nᴼ.170 SO6520 : Old Boundary Stone, Lea Bailey by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.171 SO6521 : Old Boundary Stone, Lea Bailey by Mr Red & Nᴼ.172 SO6521 : Modern Boundary Stone, Lea Bailey Hill by Mr Red & Nᴼ.173 SO6521 : Boundary Stone, Lea Bailey Hill by Mr Red & Nᴼ.174 SO6520 : Old Boundary Stone, Lea Bailey by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.175 SO6520 : Boundary Stone, Dean Common Farm by Mr Red & Nᴼ.176 SO6520 : Modern Boundary Stone, Dean Common by Mr Red & Nᴼ.177 SO6620 : Modern Boundary Stone, Dean Common by Mr Red & Nᴼ.178 SO6619 : Bedrock, near Lining Wood, Forest of Dean by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.179 SO6619 : Modern Boundary Stone by Mr Red & Nᴼ.180 SO6518 : Old Boundary Stone, Mitcheldean by Mr Red & Nᴼ.181 SO6518 : Modern Boundary Stone, Mitcheldean by Mr Red & Nᴼ.184 SO6617 : Boundary Stone, Mitcheldean by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.187 SO6616 : Boundary Stone, Horsepool Bottom by Mr Red & Nᴼ.189 SO6616 : Boundary Stone, Horsepool Bottom by Mr Red & Nᴼ.192 SO6716 : Boundary Stone, Shapridge by Mr Red & Nᴼ.193 SO6716 : Boundary Stone, Shapridge by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.194 SO6716 : Boundary Stone, Shapridge by Mr Red & Nᴼ.195 SO6815 : Old Boundary Stone, Flaxley by Mr Red & Nᴼ.200 SO6814 : Old Boundary Stone, Blakemore Hale by Mr Red & Nᴼ.201 SO6814 : Boundary Stone, A4151 Elton by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.202 SO6814 : Old Boundary Stone, Littledean by Mr Red & Nᴼ.203 SO6814 : Old Boundary Stone, by Mr Red & Nᴼ.204 SO6713 : Boundary Stone, Denton's Corner by Mr Red & Nᴼ.205 SO6714 : Forest of Dean Boundary Stone, Littledean by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.209 SO6614 : Old Boundary Stone, Littledean Hill by Mr Red & Nᴼ.210 SO6614 : Boundary Stone, Littledean Hill by Mr Red & Nᴼ.211 SO6614 : Boundary Stone, Cinderford by Mr Red & Nᴼ.212 SO6614 : Boundary Stone, Cinderford by Mr Red
& Nᴼ.213 SO6514 : Boundary Stone, Cinderford by Mr Red & Nᴼ.214 SO6513 : Boundary Stone, Cinderford by Mr Red & Nᴼ.217 SO6512 : Modern Boundary Stone, Buckshaft Road by Mr Red & Nᴼ.218 SO6612 : Old Boundary Stone, Blaise Bailey by Mr Red
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