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| HER Number: | MDV121521 |
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| Name: | Socket stone at Barkingdon Manor |
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Summary
Brought from Buckfastleigh by the owners in 2009, not to be confused with MDV7918; refers to a previous socket stone and cross shaft recorded at Barkingdon in the 1970s, sold off in the 1990s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 778 655 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NE |
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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, 602, (Vol 5), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.
Barkingdon Manor SX778655
A probable socket stone lies on the right of the approach to Barkingdon Manor House. A socket stone, octagonal in shape with a chamfered top edge, it has been hollowed out to form a trough. The socket stone was brought from Buckfastleigh by the present owners of Barkingdon Manor, in 2009.
Socket stone 0.78 metres by 0.38 metres high (octagonal). Inside circular 0.55 metres in diameter.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 602, (Vol 5), sketch. [Mapped feature: #110838 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7918 | Related to: Site of a socket stone at Barkingdon Manor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2018 5:04PM |
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