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Summary

Exminster parish church. In the churchyard, near the nw gate, stands the headless shaft of a type b cross. It is square at the base with convex mouldings bounded by incised lines at the angles higher up. It has been used as a gatepost (os). Cross shaft. Medieval. Granite monolith. Tapering cross shaft, square at the base with convex mouldings on either side of a central fillet (doe, 1987).

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1097038: CROSS SHAFT ABOUT 5 METRES NORTH EAST OF THE NORTH WEST GATEWAY OF THE CHURCHYARD

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98NW/4/9
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.

Exminster parish church. In the churchyard, near the nw gate, stands the headless shaft of a type b cross. It is square at the base with convex mouldings bounded by incised lines at the angles higher up. It has been used as a gatepost (os).

DOE, 1987, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV310829.

Cross shaft. Medieval. Granite monolith. Tapering cross shaft, square at the base with convex mouldings on either side of a central fillet (doe, 1987).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV310830.

Phillips, e. M. /tda/70(1938)328-9/the ancient stone crosses of devon, part 2.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV310831.

Osa=sx98nw7/photograph, section and sketch.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV310832.

Doe/hhr:exminster(12/2/1987)30.

Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 168, (Vol 2), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.

Exminster churchyard SX846877
A cross shaft stands in the churchyard, near the north-west gate, enclosed behind iron railings. A headless shaft of a cross, square at the base and with convex mouldings bounded by incised lines at the angles higher up. It has been at some time used as a gatepost.
Cross shaft 1.83 metres, width at base 0.22 metres.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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