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| HER Number: | MDV7466 |
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| Name: | Stentifords Cross, Hemsworthy Gate |
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Summary
Boundary stone. Probably 18th century or earlier. Roughly dressed piece of granite set into the junction of two drystone walls. On the south-west face is carved a cross with the letters RM beneath it.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 742 760 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/39
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XVII to XVIII - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- WAYSIDE CROSS (XVII to XVIII - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 326 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
Stittlefords Cross; within a few yards of Hemsworthy Gate in a corner formed by newtake walls. A stone, fixed in the ground and forming part of the wall, bears an incised cross and the letters RM immediately beneath it. A boundary point of the Manor of Dunstone.
Byng, B., 2005, Dartmoor National Park. Phase 2 Microchip Project. Vulnerable Roadside Artefacts (Un-published). SDV357004.
Microchipped 13/10/2005.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England, 1242139 (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.
WIDECOMBE-IN- SX 77 NW THE-MOOR Cross, about 70 metres 2/209 Stentifords Cross, about 70 metres - south-east of Hemsworthy Gate Crossroads - II
Boundary stone. Probably C18 or earlier. Roughly dressed piece of granite set into the junction of 2 drystone walls. On the south-west face is carved a cross with the letters RM beneath it.
Listing NGR: SX7424076034
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. 326. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #47997 ] |
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| SDV355683 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2014. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Website. 1242139. |
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| SDV357004 | Un-published: Byng, B.. 2005. Dartmoor National Park. Phase 2 Microchip Project. Vulnerable Roadside Artefacts. A4 Ring Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51771 | Related to: Row of boundary stones on Balckslade Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6557 - Microchip project - vulnerable roadside objects
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 16 2023 2:00PM |
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