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HER Number: | MDV3608 |
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Name: | Cross opposite the Church House, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Opposite the church house, east of the church, built into the wall of the lane is a stone cross. A roughly shaped socket stone, standing on edge, with the rectangular socket hole penetrating the stone.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 537 701 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/16/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 315 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
Opposite the church house, east of the church, built into the wall of the lane is a stone cross. Type A. A roughly shaped socket stone, standing on edge, with the rectangular socket hole penetrating the stone.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SW1, 26/7/1950 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV227695.
The socket hole is 0.4 metres by 0.3 metres in size. The stone is 0.15 metres thick and is buried to a depth of 0.5 metres in the ground. The condition is good.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1979, Supplementary notes on the ancient stone crosses of Devon, 143 (Article in Serial). SDV240506.
In 1976 the socket stone and octagonal shaft were removed from the wall and now lie on the verge opposite the church house.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV227695 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SW1. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. 26/7/1950. |
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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. 315. |
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SDV240506 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1979. Supplementary notes on the ancient stone crosses of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 111. A5 Paperback. 143. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3607 | Related to: Church House, Walkhampton (Building) |
MDV3605 | Related to: Walkhampton Church House cross: a wayside cross on the east side of Church House (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jul 4 2016 10:13AM |
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