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Summary

Large socket stone for a cross which has been hollowed out to form a trough. Of granite, square at the base, and octagonal above with ribbed corner shoulders. The basin has obliterated any trace of the original socket.

Summary from record MDV124071:
A cross base

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SE/13/1
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX86SE7
• Torbay HER: MTO8889

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Masson Phillips, E. N., 1954, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Fourth Paper), 182 (Article in Serial). SDV15725.

Blagdon Barton, Paignton. In the courtyard of this ancient house, standing at the foot of a wall on the east side, is a large socket stone, which has been hollowed out to form a trough. Of granite, square at the base, and octagonal above with ribbed corner shoulders. The basin has obliterated any trace of the original socket.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1955, SX86SE7 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV316048.

Granite cross socket stone hollowed out to form a trough at Blagdon Barton.

Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 37 (Vol 1) (Un-published). SDV360833.

A socket stone which has been hollowed out to create a trough stands at the foot of a wall on the east side of the house. The stone, made of granite, is square at the base and octagonal above with ribbed corner shoulders.
Socket stone: 38 inches by 38 inches by 18 inches high. Inside: 30 inches by 8 inches deep, circular.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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