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| HER Number: | MDV2492 |
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| Name: | Carved cross at Shell Top |
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Summary
On a vertical surface of the top block of granite on Shell Top, there is an incised cross, probably a boundary mark of Cornwood parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 597 638 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE58
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439270
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/62/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS INCISED STONE (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1751 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 303 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
On a vertical surface of the top block of granite on Shell Top (SX 597638) there is an incised cross. It is probably a boundary mark of Cornwood Parish.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX56SE58 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV139331.
(19/08/1977) SX 59766380. A small incised cross, 0.27m. high and 0.12m. wide, is cut in the south face of the top block of Shell Top, a granite tor lying at 470m. above O.D. The groove is 15mm. wide and 4mm. deep. It is of doubtful archaeological importance.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV139331 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX56SE58. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #132992 ] |
| 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. 303. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 20 2021 2:53PM |
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