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| HER Number: | MDV2371 |
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| Name: | Cross at Goodameavy House |
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Summary
The ancient socket-stone which formerly stood by the roadside outside the moor gate, opposite Urgles Farm, now lies in the garden of Goodameavy House, near the bridge, where it forms the base of a memorial cross to the son of a former occupier.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 532 646 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 SW 5
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/4/2
- Pastscape: 439542
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
- COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT (World War I - 1914 AD to 1918 AD (Pre))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 313 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
Goodameavy House. Cross, type A. The ancient socket-stone which formerly stood by the roadside outside the moor gate, opposite Urgles Farm, now lies in the garden of Goodameavy House, near the bridge, where it forms the base of a memorial cross to the son of a former occupier.
National Trust, 1984, Goodameavy, Devon, 12 (Report - Survey). SDV337035.
Watson, A., 2007?, Cross at Goodameavy House, Meavy, 2 x photos, un-dated (Photograph). SDV361044.
Two images of the cross. Un-dated. But included with report dated from 2007 (up until approximately 2017).
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 180, (Vol 2), images (Un-published). SDV360833.
Goodameavy, SX532647
An ancient socket stone lies in the garden of Goodameavy House. Roughly circular in shape, it was removed from where Urgles Cross now stands to the grounds of Goodameay House by Arthur Manley Hill. A modern cross of metal has been set in the ancient socket stone as a memorial to Major F T C Hill, who was killed in action in 1915.
Socket Stone 1.04 by 1.04 metres (roughly circular), 0.10 metres above the ground. Socket hole 0.27 by 0.22 metres.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV240502 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1937. The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 69. A5 Hardback. 313. [Mapped feature: #12561 ] |
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| SDV337035 | Report - Survey: National Trust. 1984. Goodameavy, Devon. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12. |
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| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 180, (Vol 2), images. |
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| SDV361044 | Photograph: Watson, A.. 2007?. Cross at Goodameavy House, Meavy. Digital. 2 x photos, un-dated. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV107518 | Related to: Goodameavy Barton (Monument) |
| MDV2377 | Related to: Modern cross at Urgles, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 20 2020 11:12AM |
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