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| HER Number: | MDV6904 |
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| Name: | Cross in the roof of Sticklepath Methodist Chapel |
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Summary
Cross in the roof of the Methodist Chapel in Sticklepath may have Medieval origins but appears in rather too good condition, so may be more recent.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 640 940 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sticklepath |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SAMPFORD COURTENAY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW8
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 444151
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/30
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Constructed, Early Medieval to XVI - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1540 AD (Between))
Full description
Waterfield, R., 1936 - 1937, Anglo Saxon Crosses in Devon, 177 (Article in Serial). SDV4896.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1936 - 1937, Anglo-Saxon Crosses in Devon, 225 (Article in Serial). SDV86762.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 335 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
At Sticklepath on the apex of the gable of the roof of the Methodist chapel (which bears the date 1816) there is what appears to be an ancient cross Type C. It is set up on a rectangular socket stone and is of rectangular section at the base with the edges hollow-chamfered. Masson Phillips refers to a Saxon cross at the western end of Sticklepath village, more an upright stone of rough rectangular section with curious incised markings on it.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951-1974, SX69SW8, 8/8/1974 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV271188.
The remarkably small size of the cross and its unweathered and apparently undamaged state cast doubt on a medieval date, unless it was a church finial cross at some stage.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 335. |
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| SDV271188 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951-1974. SX69SW8. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. 8/8/1974. |
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| SDV4896 | Article in Serial: Waterfield, R.. 1936 - 1937. Anglo Saxon Crosses in Devon. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 19. Unknown. 177. |
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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
| MDV80732 | Part of: Methodist Chapel, Sticklepath (Building) |
Associated Finds
- FDV7906 - ROOF FINIAL (XIX - 1816 AD to 1816 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2022 3:22PM |
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