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| HER Number: | MDV7448 |
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| Name: | Cross in Garden of the Old Rectory, Widecombe |
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Summary
Site of Mediaeval cross, originally from Dunstone Green, set into the wall of the vicarage garden, but returned to Dunstone in 1981.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 718 766 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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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 Monuments Record: SX77NW18
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445076
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/28/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Constructed, XI to XVI - 1001 AD (Between) to 1600 AD (Between))
Full description
Ormerod, G. W., 1873-1874, Wayside Crosses in the District bordering the east of Dartmoor, 397 (Article in Serial). SDV346648.
This cross was removed from Dunstone Farm. It is formed from a slab of very coarse granite, varying from six to seven inches in thickness and 35 inches high. On the shaft, a short distance below the arms, a Latin cross is incised, unlike other crosses. where the cross is incised in the centre between the arms.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 329-330 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
In Widecombe vicarage garden, fixed at the end of a low wall, is the upper portion of the shaft, with head and arms, of a cross of rough rectangular section (Type A). Said to have been brought from the green at the hamlet of Dunstone.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX77NW18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV349211.
This cross has been mortared into the vicarage wall. Other details: Sketch.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX77NW27 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV349212.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric, (1963) (Cartographic). SDV350058.
(SX 71837668) Cross (NR) (remains of) (NAT).
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, 301 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Other details: Volume II.
Starkey, F. H., 1983, Dartmoor Crosses and Some Ancient Tracks, 103 (Monograph). SDV345128.
The cross has recently (1981) been restored to its original site of Dunstone Farm, (SX716757).
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. 329-330. |
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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. 301. |
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| SDV345128 | Monograph: Starkey, F. H.. 1983. Dartmoor Crosses and Some Ancient Tracks. Dartmoor Crosses and Some Ancient Tracks. Paperback Volume. 103. |
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| SDV346648 | Article in Serial: Ormerod, G. W.. 1873-1874. Wayside Crosses in the District bordering the east of Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 6. A5 Hardback. 397. |
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| SDV349211 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX77NW18. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV349212 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX77NW27. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. (1963). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7526 | Related to: Cross at Dunstone (Monument) |
| MDV29826 | Related to: Wall and gate piers, The Vicarage, Widecombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2022 8:48AM |
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