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| HER Number: | MDV121468 |
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| Name: | Socket stone in churchyard, Staverton |
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Summary
A large socket stone stands in the churchyard against the hedge near the south gate. It has been hollowed out to form a roughly circular trough, there is a drainage hole on the side against the hedge.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 794 639 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Staverton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STAVERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Constructed, XV to Post Medieval - 1401 AD? to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 445, (Vol 4), sketch, photographs x 4 (Un-published). SDV360833.
Staverton Churchyard SX794639
A large socket stone stands in the churchyard against the hedge near the south gate. A large square granite socket stone, with small corner shoulders, it has been hollowed out to form a roughly circular trough, there is a drainage hole on the side against the hedge.
Socket stone 1.04 by 1.04 metres by 0.53 metres high. Inside 0.81 or 0.83 metres in diameter by 0.25 metres deep (roughly circular). Drainage hole 5.08 centimetres in diameter 25.4 centimetres from the top.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 445, (Vol 4), sketch, photographs x 4. [Mapped feature: #110774 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 29 2018 8:11AM |
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