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| HER Number: | MDV6376 |
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| Name: | The Coffin Stone, Widecombe |
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Summary
On the lich road to Widecombe, a grass track on the south side of Dartmeet, halfway up the track is the stone on which the coffins were rested by those climbing the hill. The stone has at some time been split by natural causes. Crosses and initials have been incised upon it. This stone has been used within living memory (beckerlegge).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 677 732 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443007
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX67SE52
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- COFFIN STONE (First mentioned, Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV309576.
Dcra widecombe survey/(1979)vol v 976.
Beckerlegge, J. J., 1938, Seventh Report of the Plymouth and District Branch, 182 (Article in Serial). SDV139895.
A lich stone, split by natural causes, with initials and crosses incised in it. It lies alongside a grass track which was part of the lich road to Widecombe. Permission was granted in the thirteenth century for certain Lydford parishioners to use Widecombe church.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1952/1980, SX67SE52 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV309575.
(14/01/1952) Coffin stone. A natural feature consisting of two flat stones. Becoming overgrown. Not an outstanding feature but easily located. Permission was granted in the 13th century for certain Lydford parishioners to use Widecombe Church.
(14/05/1980) The Coffin Stone lies on the north side of a hollow way. Before it was split the stone measured about 2.5m. by 3.0m., and it rises from ground level on the south-west to a height of 0.5m. on the north-east. (See GP).
Five sets of initials and eight crosses, 8 to 10 cms. long, are incised in the rock and save for three sets of initials all are much weathered. There are also at least six cup-like depressions about 5 cms. across at the top and from 2 to 3 cms. deep. They are probably not artificial and may be the result of weathering. (All the symbols have been exaggerated in size on the sketch plan).
Correctly positioned on the OS 25" 1951.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East (Monograph). SDV299725.
Depicted and described by Butler.
Newman, P., 2008, Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV347061.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV139895 | Article in Serial: Beckerlegge, J. J.. 1938. Seventh Report of the Plymouth and District Branch. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 70. A5 Hardback. 182. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. |
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| SDV309575 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1952/1980. SX67SE52. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV309576 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV347061 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2008. Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6030 | Related to: Dartmeet parallel reave system - northern section (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 3 2022 12:56PM |
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