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HER Number: | MDV3441 |
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Name: | Stone cross at Lowery, Burrator |
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Summary
Situated on the edge of the rough ground opposite the gate to the abandoned Lower Lowery Farm on the northern shore of Burrator Reservoir. Masson Phillips noted in 1954 that all the remains had been destroyed; only a pit marks the site. Also not located by the Ordnance Survey in 1980; no longer in position.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 555 692 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE1
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 438495
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/135
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX56NE1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
(SX 55596927) Stone Cross (NR) (Remains of).
Breton, H. H., 1926 - 1927, Cross at Walkhampton, 74 (Article in Serial). SDV251923.
Socket for cross on the green in front of Lowery Farm. Part of a line of crosses from Buckfast to Buckland Abbey.
Breton, H. H., 1932, The Forest of Dartmoor, 2, Plymouth, 54 (Monograph). SDV231147.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 315 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
Stone cross at Lowery, on the edge of the rough ground opposite the gate to the unoccupied Lowery Farm on the northern shore of Burrator Lake. Type A. All that remains of this cross is "a massive granite block, half buried in the turf, which may have served as a pedestal, and a broken stone that may be part of the socket stone."
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.
(SX 55596927) Cross (NR) (Site of) (NAT).
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1954, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Fourth Paper), 190 (Article in Serial). SDV15725.
The large pedestal stone, a natural block of granite partly shaped, has now been broken up and a pit remains to mark its site. The mutilated fragment of the socket stone of the cross has also disappeared.
All the remains have been destroyed; only a pit marks the site.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1979, South West Water Authority Burrator Survey, Number 59 (Report - non-specific). SDV278356.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX56NE1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV272369.
(06/08/1980) There are no visible remains of the cross. A number of stones nearby have been drill-split and an adjacent field wall appears to have been repaired in recent times, possibly incorporating the remains.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
'Stone Cross (site of)' depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV15725 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1954. Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Fourth Paper). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 86. A5 Hardback. 190. |
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SDV231147 | Monograph: Breton, H. H.. 1932. The Forest of Dartmoor, 2, Plymouth. The Forest of Dartmoor, 2, Plymouth. 2. Unknown. 54. |
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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. 315. |
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SDV251923 | Article in Serial: Breton, H. H.. 1926 - 1927. Cross at Walkhampton. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 74. |
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SDV272369 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX56NE1. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. unjk. |
SDV278356 | Report - non-specific: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1979. South West Water Authority Burrator Survey. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. 18. Unknown. Number 59. |
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SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #19825 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV20611 | Related to: Lower Lowery farm, Burrator (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | May 21 2021 2:27PM |
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