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| HER Number: | MDV41902 |
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| Name: | Landcross graveyard |
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Summary
Landcross church may be the site of an early Christian enclosed graveyard.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 462 238 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Landcross |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LANDCROSS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42SE/2/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSED CEMETERY (Post Roman to Late Medieval - 410 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Pearce, S. M., 1985, The Early Church in the Landscape: The Evidence from North Devon (part), 259-269 (Article in Serial). SDV336495.
Pearce argues that Landcross church is the site of an early Christian enclosed graveyard. Landcross is said to derive from old Cornish 'lann' meaning 'enclosed cemetery' and 'cors' meaning 'reeds, marsh'. The site is near to the River Torridge and there are eight fields called 'marsh' in the parish. The morphology of the graveyard on the Landcross Tithe Tap (1840) does not immediately suggest an early Christian site, but there may be earthworks in the field opposite the church's west end, indicating part of an enclosure centred on the church.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336495 | Article in Serial: Pearce, S. M.. 1985. The Early Church in the Landscape: The Evidence from North Devon (part). Archaeological Journal. 142. A4 Stapled + Digital. 259-269. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV527 | Related to: Holy Trinity, Landcross (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 6:06PM |
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