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| HER Number: | MDV6903 |
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| Name: | Cross at Tongue End, Belstone |
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Summary
Possible cross recorded in the mid 20th century. Unclear exactly where this feature was; may have been a boundary stone misidentified as a cross.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 623 948 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Belstone |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BELSTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/29
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Boundary stone shown as 'B.S.' on 19th century map.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1936 - 1937, Anglo-Saxon Crosses in Devon, 225 (Article in Serial). SDV86762.
An upright stone of rough rectangular section which bears curious incised markings on its face. It stands on the road to Okehampton about 1.5 kilometres from Sticklepath village.
Fulford Williams, H., 1957, Sampford Courtenay and Honeychurch, 234 (Article in Serial). SDV337291.
Sticklepath; there is a cross near Tongue End
King, A. C., 1979, Survey: A30 Whiddon Down to Tongue End, no. 45, worksheet in HER (Report - Survey). SDV271161.
(21/11/1978) Possible remains of stump on corner of A30 and road to Belstone. Boundary stone marked on historic maps. The latter may be the remains of the former.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Boundary stone is depicted as 'B.S.' on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV271161 | Report - Survey: King, A. C.. 1979. Survey: A30 Whiddon Down to Tongue End. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Register. Unknown. no. 45, worksheet in HER. |
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| 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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| SDV337291 | Article in Serial: Fulford Williams, H.. 1957. Sampford Courtenay and Honeychurch. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. A5 Hardback. 234. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV86762 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1936 - 1937. Anglo-Saxon Crosses in Devon. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 19. Unknown. 225. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20390 | Related to: Field named 'Old Way', Tongue End (Monument) |
| MDV59509 | Related to: Parish boundary stone, Tongue End. Belstone (Monument) |
| MDV71862 | Related to: Smithy at Tongue End Cross, Belstone (Building) |
| MDV71863 | Related to: Tongue End, Belstone (Building) |
| MDV6912 | Related to: Trackway (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 8 2022 10:06AM |
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