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| HER Number: | MDV6428 |
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| Name: | Lock's Cross, Widecombe |
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Summary
A five lane crossroads, may have been the burial place of a suicide or criminal called Lock. Spitchwick manor had its own gallows, and it may have been situated at Lock's Cross.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 696 739 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/46
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSSROADS (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Cross road with five ways shown on the Tithe Map.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Lock's Gate Cross' is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
French, H., 1963, Field Names in Widecombe in the Moor, 165 (Article in Serial). SDV340274.
Lock's Cross. A few metres uphill from Quintin's graveyard. A five lane cross, probably the burial place of a suicide or criminal called lock. Spitchwick manor had its own gallows, and it may have been situated at Lock's Cross.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, (Vol V, 971) (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. (Vol V, 971). |
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| SDV340274 | Article in Serial: French, H.. 1963. Field Names in Widecombe in the Moor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 95. A5 Hardback. 165. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25369 | Related to: Quarry at Lock's Gate Cross (Monument) |
| MDV6429 | Related to: Quintin's Graveyard, Lock's Gate Cross (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 1 2018 1:24PM |
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