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Summary

Medieval cross socket stone and part of shaft, formerly located near a flagstaff on a promontory overlooking the sea, has been relocated to the grounds of Shell Cove House (formerly Clevelands).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 447650
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97NE/12

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX97NE3 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV304777.

Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.

Masson Phillips, E. N., 1954, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Fourth Paper), 177 (Article in Serial). SDV15725.

In the grounds of Clevelands, near a flagstaff on a promontory overlooking the sea, is a granite socket stone square at base, octagonal above with ribbed cushion stops. It bears a portion of the shaft 2 feet 7 inches high, also square at base and octagonal above, does not taper, 2 feet 10 inches square and 1 foot high. Not in situ. May have come from East Teignmouth church as over a doorway in the shrubbery wall at Clevelands is a Norman Tympanum which was once over the door of that church.

Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 104, 181 (Vol 1, 2), sketch, photographs x 2 (Un-published). SDV360833.

Clevelands SX959757
A socket stone and fragment of shaft stand in the grounds of Clevelands, Dawlish. A large, granite socket stone square at base, octagonal above with ribbed cushion stops. It bears a portion of the shaft, square at base and octagonal above, with rounded stops, it does not taper upwards. This cross may possibly have come from East Teignmouth church at the restoration, for over the doorway in the shrubbery wall at Clevelands is a Norman tympanum which was once over the north door of that old church.
The socket stone and fragment of shaft (surmounted by sun dial) now stand on a lawn at the rear of a block of flats named 'Shell Cove House' built on the site of the now demolished Clevelands.
Cross shaft height 0.78 metres. Socket stone 0.86 by 0.86 metres by 0.30 metres high.
Colour photographs (x 2) included with report. Watson's annotation suggests a link between this and Gorway Cross (MDV9885); this may include part of that cross (currently missing).

GetMapping, 2010, GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV351585.

Map object based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

'Cross (remains of)' shown in the garden on the south-east side of Shell Cove House. Map object based on this source.

Baines, C., 2014, Remains of Cross, Shell Cove House (Personal Comment). SDV357223.

The cross has been moved from the position noted in Masson Phillip's article of 1954, possibly when the houses to the north-east of Shell Cove House (formerly Clevelands) were built later on in the 20th century.

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV15725	Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1954. Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Fourth Paper). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 86. A5 Hardback. 177.
SDV304777	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX97NE3. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV336668	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV351585	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2010. GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs. Getmapping. Photograph (Digital).
SDV355681	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV357223	Personal Comment: Baines, C.. 2014. Remains of Cross, Shell Cove House.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV360833	Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 104, 181 (Vol 1, 2), sketch, photographs x 2.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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