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| HER Number: | MDV42441 |
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| Name: | Socketed stone found near Burrator Reservoir |
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Summary
May be a cross-base, but not considered likely by Masson Phillips. Location is very approximate.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 55 68 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/530
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1987, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Eighth Paper), 244 (Article in Serial). SDV350260.
Socketed stone. A rough granite boulder 0.7 metres by 0.5 metres with a socket 18 centimetres square and 15 centimetres deep lies close to the water margin of Burrator Reservoir, near the ruins of Longstone Manor. This is very doubtfully a cross-base.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350260 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1987. Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Eighth Paper). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 119. Paperback Volume. 244. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2016 1:27PM |
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