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| HER Number: | MDV7392 |
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| Name: | Maggie Cross, Postbridge |
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Summary
A broken cross-head built into the wall at Stannon Lodge Gate. Visible from the road according to Masson Phillips, but not identified by the Royal Commission in 1993.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 651 792 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE57
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW79
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442505
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442734
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/96
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS? (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD? (Between))
Full description
Bray, A. E., 1879, The Borders of the Tamar and the Tavy (Vol 1) New 3rd? Edition, 299 (Article in Serial). SDV247402.
Bray mentions seeing a cross that may be this one.
Crossing, W., 1887, Ancient Crosses of Dartmoor, 99-100 (Monograph). SDV261792.
A cross, known as Maggie Cross, is said to have stood in Postbridge on the north side of the road near the bridge and close to the Gates of Standon House (Stannon) It is probably the cross mentioned as having been seen by Bray in 1831.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 311 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
Maggie Cross, Postbridge. A broken cross-head built into the wall at Stannon Lodge gate. Visible from the road.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1979, Supplementary notes on the ancient stone crosses of Devon, 140 (Article in Serial). SDV240506.
Maggie Cross, Postbridge. "All that remains of this cross is the broken head, with one arm missing, built into the roadside wall outside the gateway to Stannon Lodge, opposite the chapel at Postbridge, at SX 651792."
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(20/10/1993) SX 65157922. The cross head described by Masson Phillips (1979) is not distinguishable from the other moss covered stones in the drystone walls flanking Stannon Lodge.
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. 311. |
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| SDV240506 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1979. Supplementary notes on the ancient stone crosses of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 111. A5 Paperback. 140. |
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| SDV247402 | Article in Serial: Bray, A. E.. 1879. The Borders of the Tamar and the Tavy (Vol 1) New 3rd? Edition. The Borders of the Tamar and the Tavy. 1. Digital. 299. |
| SDV261792 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1887. Ancient Crosses of Dartmoor. Ancient Crosses of Dartmoor. Unknown. 99-100. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8647 - Greyhound Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 15 2022 4:54PM |
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