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| HER Number: | MDV5761 |
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| Name: | Site of a cross, South Brent |
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Summary
A cross of octagonal section with the shaft tapering slightly upwards formerly stood against the wall of the Old Market House. When that building was demolished the cross was removed to a court behind the Anchor Hotel, where it lay until it was broken up by a builder and carted off to a building he was erecting in Diptford parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 697 601 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE68
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441971
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/67
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX66SE68
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1902, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Dartmoor, 12 (Monograph). SDV178385.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 340 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
A cross of octagonal section with the shaft tapering slightly upwards formerly stood against the wall of the Old Market House. When that building was demolished the cross was removed to a court behind the Anchor Hotel, where it lay until it was broken up by a builder and carted off to a building he was erecting in Diptford parish.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX66SE68 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV145187.
(22/08/1951) Market house a small building located on South Brent Tithe Map, immediately south of the Anchor Inn. Stone cross sited to within ten metres of SX 69786012.
Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV151046.
(Estimated 1978) Crossing gives the dimensions as height 5.5 feet, width across the arms 2 feet 7 inches. The cross shaft in use as a gatepost near the South Brent recreation ground (MDV7308) may be a remnant of this cross, if it was not completely destroyed as Crossing implies. Both are described as octagonal in section.
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses (Un-published). SDV360833.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145187 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX66SE68. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV151046 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1977-1979. South Brent Parish Checklist. South Brent Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. |
| SDV178385 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1902. The Ancient Stone Crosses of Dartmoor. The Ancient Stone Crosses of Dartmoor. Unknown. 12. |
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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. 340. |
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| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7308 | Related to: Cross at recreation ground, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 18 2022 1:17PM |
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