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| HER Number: | MDV59501 |
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| Name: | Former site of inscribed stone/cross at Sourton Cross |
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Summary
An inscribed memorial stone stood until recently at Sourton Cross. The stone, whose first use is dated to the 6th century, was reshaped and ornamented as a wayside cross in the 12th or 13th century. Now stands to the south-west on Sourton Down; see MDV4774.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 547 917 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX59SW4
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440904
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SW/122
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- INSCRIBED STONE (VI to XIII - 501 AD (Between) to 1300 AD (Between))
- WAYSIDE CROSS (XII to XIII - 1101 AD (Between) to 1300 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV218771.
Des=dcc/okehampton division/(april 1997)/survey of roadside stones.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV40159.
Stone at road junction (dcc).
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Stone Cross (Remains Of) marked.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950-1974, SX59SW4 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV263735.
(19/05/1954) The cross is 2.1m high and its stubby arms project 0.05m from the sides of the shaft.
(07/10/1974) No change, see photograph. Published survey 1:2500 correct.
Fleming, A., 2012, Devon's Early Roads: Devon Archaeological Society Presidential Lecture 2011, 15 (Article in Serial). SDV351751.
An inscribed memorial stone stood until recently at Sourton Cross. The stone, whose first use is dated to the 6th century, was reshaped and ornamented as a wayside cross in the 12th or 13th century.
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 10/12/2021 (Website). SDV364039.
Information as above. It was placed in its present position in 1993 (SX54589159) after completion of the Okehampton bypass. The stone is the pillar type dating from the 5th-11th centuries. The recutting as a cross dates from the 9th-11th centuries. The inscription is probably contemporary with the recutting, but the Chi Rho monogram is earlier, probably of the 6th-8th centuries (citing Okasha, E., 1993, Corpus of early Christian inscribed stones of south-west Britain, pg 260-3).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218771 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV263735 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950-1974. SX59SW4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #37909 ] |
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| SDV351751 | Article in Serial: Fleming, A.. 2012. Devon's Early Roads: Devon Archaeological Society Presidential Lecture 2011. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 70. Paperback Volume. 15. |
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| SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 10/12/2021. |
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| SDV40159 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV4774 | Related to: Sourton Down Cross (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5634 - Survey of Roadside Stones in Okehampton Division
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 10 2021 10:10AM |
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