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Summary

There is a modern cross on top of a high bank beside the lane to cofton from the dawlish-starcross road. Type c. It was set up by the earls of devon early in the 19th century when cofton chapel was rebuilt. It is said to replace an ancient cross. The socket- stone is square at the base, the upper half being chamfered. It bears a cross, the shaft of which is rectangular at the base with pointed stops, above which the angles are chamfered. It tapers upwards, and the head and arms expand outwards. It is not made of granite.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 447973
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98SE/4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CROSS (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV299869.

There is a modern cross on top of a high bank beside the lane to cofton from the dawlish-starcross road. Type c. It was set up by the earls of devon early in the 19th century when cofton chapel was rebuilt. It is said to replace an ancient cross. The socket- stone is square at the base, the upper half being chamfered. It bears a cross, the shaft of which is rectangular at the base with pointed stops, above which the angles are chamfered. It tapers upwards, and the head and arms expand outwards. It is not made of granite.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV299870.

Masson phillips, e. N. /tda/70(1938)327/the ancient stone crosses of devon, part 2.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV299871.

Osa=sx98se2.

Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 111, (Vol 1), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.

Coftpon SX965802
Cofton Cross stands on top of a high roadside bank beside the lane to Cofton from the Dawlish - Starcross road. A modern cross, it was set up by the Earl of Devon early in the 19th century when Cofton Chapel was built. It is said to replace an ancient cross. The socket stone is square at the base, the upper half being chamfered. It bears a cross, the shaft of which is rectangular at the base with pointed stops, above which the angles are chamfered. It tapers upwards, and the head and arms expand outwards. It is not made of granite.
Cross measurements. Height 1.83 metres, span 0.73 metres. Socket stone 0.83 by 0.83 metres by 0.30 metres high.

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

Sources / Further Reading

SDV299869	Migrated Record:
SDV299870	Migrated Record:
SDV299871	Migrated Record:
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. 111, (Vol 1), sketch.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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