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HER Number:MDV7914
Name:Site of a cross near Our Lady's Well, Ashburton

Summary

By Our Lady's Well once stood a medieval granite cross; the worked hexagonal base is now worked into a pump trough in St. Lawrence Lane; see MDV7902. Location of former site is approximate.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 757 698
Map Sheet:SX76NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishAshburton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishASHBURTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX76NE8
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 444727
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NE/32/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CROSS (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Amery, P. F. S., 1894, Holy Wells at Ashburton (Article in Serial). SDV302088.

By Our Lady's Well once stood a medieval granite cross; the worked hexagonal base is now worked into a pump trough in St. Lawrence Lane.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX76NE8 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV302089.

SX 7581 6986? Site not located closely, the old Ladywell Orchard now occupied by modern gardens and by a Territorial Army drill hall (17/7/1951).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV302088Article in Serial: Amery, P. F. S.. 1894. Holy Wells at Ashburton. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 26. Digital.
SDV302089Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX76NE8. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #136530 Approximate location only, ]

Associated Monuments

MDV7902Related to: Cross in the courtyard, St. Lawrence Lane, Ashburton (Monument)
MDV17171Related to: Site of an orchard at St Lawrence Lane (Monument)
MDV7913Related to: Site of Our Lady's Well, St. Lawrence Lane (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 1 2022 2:52PM