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HER Number:MDV8008
Name:Site of 'Shortacrosse', Ashburton

Summary

'Shortacrosse' is shown on a 1605 map of manor of Ashburton, beside the road from Ashburton to Buckland in the Moor at a point opposite Ausewell Rocks. No trace of this cross was found by the Ordnance Survey in the 1960s. Unconfirmed site.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 740 718
Map Sheet:SX77SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishAshburton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishASHBURTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX77SW29
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 445325
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/35
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX77SW29

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WAYSIDE CROSS (Early Medieval to XVII - 1066 AD (Between) to 1605 AD (Between))

Full description

Amery, J. S., 1924, (Presidential Address) The Ashburton of past days: its manners, customs and inhabitants (Article in Serial). SDV315287.

Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 322 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX77SW29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV282378.

"Shortacrosse", a cross which no longer exists but which is marked on a 1605 map of part of the Manor of Ashburton. The cross stood beside the road from Ashburton to Buckland-in-the-Moor at a point opposite Ausewell Rocks (Masson Phillips, 1937).
Approximate siting at SX 7403 7185 from map (Trans. Devon Ass. vol. 56, 1924, map of 1605, opp. p. 94. (J. S. Amery).
(For photograph of map of 1605 see Devon 108 SE 6).
(25/05/1960) No trace of this cross was found during investigation.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV240502Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1937. The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 69. A5 Hardback. 322.
SDV282378Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX77SW29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV315287Article in Serial: Amery, J. S.. 1924. (Presidential Address) The Ashburton of past days: its manners, customs and inhabitants. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 56. Unknown.

Associated Monuments

MDV7993Related to: Site of 'Benecrosse' at Welstor Cross, Ashburton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 1 2022 4:12PM