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| HER Number: | MDV2383 |
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| Name: | Cross in St Edward's churchyard, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Cross, in the churchyard near south porch. An octagonal socket- stone with a square socket-hole. A length of shaft, of octagonal section, forms the coping of the wall beside the steps at the east entrance to the churchyard. It is square at one end, with stops, and has projections at the other end. Head and arms are missing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 542 630 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SW15
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439554
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/12/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 305 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
Cross, in the churchyard near south porch. Type B or C. An octagonal socket- stone with a square socket-hole. A length of shaft, of octagonal section, forms the coping of the wall beside the steps at the east entrance to the churchyard. It is square at one end, with stops, and has projections at the other end. Head and arms are missing.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1949-1952, SX56SW15 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV163296.
The socket stone is partly buried and situated among the graves on the south side of St. Edwards Church.
Richards, A. F., 2016, Comment regarding the listed status of the cross in the churchyard (Personal Comment). SDV163297.
This record appears to have been muddled with the cross at the eastern end of the village; near the Vicarage and the list description had been added to this record. Checked and removed from this record as this cross does not ever appear to have been listed.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
'Stone Cross (Remains of)' depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV163296 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1949-1952. SX56SW15. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV163297 | Personal Comment: Richards, A. F.. 2016. Comment regarding the listed status of the cross in the churchyard. Not Applicable. |
| SDV240502 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1937. The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 69. A5 Hardback. 305. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #12567 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 27 2021 10:42AM |
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