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| HER Number: | MDV135 |
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| Name: | Lantern Cross, Hollacombe St. Petrock |
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Summary
Over the 12th century tympanum of the south doorway is the mutilated head of a lantern cross. One of few examples in Devon.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 377 030 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS30SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hollacombe |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLLACOMBE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS30SE/2/1
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1954, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Fourth Paper), 179 (Article in Serial). SDV15725.
Over the 12th century tympanum of the south doorway there is the mutilated head of a lantern cross, type D. Of square section, but has been cut in two vertically. Each side has a trefoil headed panel; on the south is a crucifix with a small standing figure below each arm of the cross. At each side is a larger standing figure. Not of granite. An interesting addition to the few examples of lantern crosses in Devon. Type to be seen in Cornwall.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SS30SE3 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV15727.
The half cross is as described by Masson Phillips. 0.15m thick, 0.30m high, 0.02m wide Other details: Photo.
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 223, (vol 2), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.
Hollacombe Church
A mutilated head of a lantern cross is built into the 12th century tympanum of the south doorway of Hollacombe Church. It is of square section, but has been cut in two vertically, each side has a trefoil-headed panel, and on the south is a crucifix with a small standing figure below each arm of the cross. At each side is a larger standing figure. The cross head is not granite.
Cross head height 0.33 metres, width 0.25 metres by 0.14 metres deep.
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. 179. |
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| SDV15727 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SS30SE3. |
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| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 223, (vol 2), sketch. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134 | Part of: Hollacombe St. Petrock (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 13 2018 7:43PM |
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