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| HER Number: | MDV124147 |
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| Name: | Cross Shaft, Torre Abbey |
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Summary
A portion of the shaft of a cross stands on the lawn at torre abbey
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 907 638 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
A portion of the shaft of a cross stands on the lawn at torre abbey. it is fixed in a block of granite sunk in the turf. the shaft, which tapers slightly upwards, is square at the base and is chamfered into an octagon above, with a bold convex moulding at each edge running its whole length. it is said to have been a boundary cross of cockington manor, but at present bears a sundial, and this may have been its original function.
Sources / Further Reading
Associated Monuments
| MDV9677 | Related to: CROSS in the Parish of (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 8 2019 6:38PM |
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