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HER Number:MDV121521
Name:Socket stone at Barkingdon Manor, Staverton

Summary

A probable socket stone that has been hollowed out to form a trough.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 778 654
Map Sheet:SX76NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStaverton
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSTAVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CROSS (Constructed, XV to Post Medieval - 1401 AD? to 1750 AD)

Full description

Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 602, (Vol 5), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.

Barkingdon Manor SX778655
A probable socket stone lies on the right of the approach to Barkingdon Manor House. A socket stone, octagonal in shape with a chamfered top edge, it has been hollowed out to form a trough. The socket stone was brought from Buckfastleigh by the present owners of Barkingdon Manor, in 2009.
Socket stone 0.78 metres by 0.38 metres high (octagonal). Inside circular 0.55 metres in diameter.

Noakes, R., 2014-2020, Devon Crosses, P2000120 (Ground Photograph). SDV366467.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV360833Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 602, (Vol 5), sketch. [Mapped feature: #145025 Map object approximate, ]
SDV366467Ground Photograph: Noakes, R.. 2014-2020. Devon Crosses. Digital. P2000120.
Linked images:31

Associated Monuments

MDV7918Related to: Site of a socket stone at Barkingdon Manor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 2 2025 12:12PM