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| HER Number: | MDV8731 |
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| Name: | Cross at Lower Langdon Farm |
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Summary
Site of cross in the farmyard of Lower Langdon, in use as a gatepost. A cross of rough rectangular section, with one arm missing. By 1980 it had been moved and the current location is unknown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 723 828 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX78SW2
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445628
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/16
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 328 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX78SW2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV304479.
Lower Langdon Farm. In the farmyard of Lower Langdon, about 2.5 kilometres south-west of North Bovey. In use as a gatepost.
Type A. A cross of rough rectangular section, with one arm missing (citing Masson Phillips, 1937).
Masson Phillips' description is accurate. The cross is 1.5 metres high, 0.3 metres thick at the base and 0.4 metres wide at the base. The remaining arm has a 10 centimetre protrusion and is 18 centimetres wide. It is still in use as a gatepost (21/03/1953).
Starkey, F. H., 1983, Dartmoor Crosses and Some Ancient Tracks, 73 (Monograph). SDV345128.
The cross was doing duty as a gatepost when last seen (by the Ordnance Survey) on 14-Aug-1968. By 1980, it had disappeared and the new farm owners knew nothing of its whereabouts.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1984, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Seventh Paper), 148 (Article in Serial). SDV345276.
Has not been seen recently. It was 4 feet 9 inches high with an incised cross on one side.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
'Cross (remains of)' depicted on the modern mapping, even though the location is currently unknown; appears the mapping may be out of date.
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. 328. |
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| SDV304479 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX78SW2. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV345128 | Monograph: Starkey, F. H.. 1983. Dartmoor Crosses and Some Ancient Tracks. Dartmoor Crosses and Some Ancient Tracks. Paperback Volume. 73. |
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| SDV345276 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1984. Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Seventh Paper). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 116. Paperback Volume. 148. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 11 2021 4:04PM |
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