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| HER Number: | MDV7971 |
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| Name: | Cross on the Churchyard Wall, Buckland in the Moor |
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Summary
Remains of cross shaft close to the south gate of the churchyard, laid as coping stones on the wall. Upper portion of an octagonal cross shaft, with the head and one of the arms.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 720 731 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77SW18
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/4/1
- Pastscape: 445294
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Stone Cross (Remains of)' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Crossing, W., 1892, Old Stone Crosses of the Dartmoor Border, 144 (Monograph). SDV279564.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 323 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist, 2/2/1983 (Un-published). SDV345904.
Upper portion of octagonal shaft with head and one arm laid as coping stone on churchyard wall close to south gate.
Brown, M., 1996, A guide to the Parish of Buckland-in-the-Moor, 5 (Monograph). SDV361770.
Broken cross head cemented into the top of the wall to the left of the gate. Probably once stood on the pedestal where now the oak tree planted in 1935 to mark the Jubilee of King George V.
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 73 (Un-published). SDV360833.
Buckland-in-the-Moor Churchyard cross at SX725731. The remains of the churchyard cross is at present acting as the coping stone on top of the churchyard wall beside the south gate, it consists of the upper part of the shaft and arm of a cross of octagonal section.
Cross length 0.45 metres, span 0.58 metres.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
'Cross (remains of)' depicted on the modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 445294, SX77SW18 (Website). SDV363416.
Remains of cross shaft (not in situ) at SX72057311. Type B at Buckland-in-the-Moor. Close to the south gate of the churchyard, laid as coping stones on the wall, the upper portion of an octagonal cross shaft, with the head and one of the arms. Crossing suggests that the pedestal outside may be part of this cross.
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. 323. |
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| SDV279564 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1892. Old Stone Crosses of the Dartmoor Border. Old stone crosses of the Dartmoor border. Unknown. 144. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV345904 | Un-published: Belsey, P. M.. 1983 - 1987. Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. 2/2/1983. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #128422 ] |
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| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 73. |
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| SDV361770 | Monograph: Brown, M.. 1996. A guide to the Parish of Buckland-in-the-Moor. A guide to the Parish of Buckland-in-the-Moor. A5 Paperback. 5. |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 445294, SX77SW18. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7970 | Related to: Cross pedestal outside the churchyard gate, Buckland in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV7972 | Related to: St Peter's Church, Buckland-in-the-Moor (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 18 2021 12:53PM |
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