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| HER Number: | MDV6856 |
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| Name: | Cross in churchyard, Spreyton |
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Summary
In the churchyard, at the north-west corner of the church tower stand three stones supporting a millstone (the old disused font formerly stood on these three stones). The three dressed stones are in an upright position, they were found in the Glebe, and are said to be part of a cross. One of the stones has a chamfered edge.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 697 967 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Spreyton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SPREYTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69NE/17/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222481.
Remains of cross.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222484.
Masson phillips, e. /tda/70(1938)321/the ancient stone crosses of devon, part 2.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222485.
Osa=sx69ne1.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222486.
Doe/hhr:spreyton/(4/3/1988)203.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.
Vis=4/4/1952 (os) in the churchyard. Miss clarke, describing the old disused font bowl in the churchyard (now in the church), says it "rests on three stones which were found in the glebe. They are dressed stones, and were perhaps part of a cross" (os).
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV326280.
An earlier crudely-finished circular font bowl situated in the north aisle (doe).
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 440, (Vol 4), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.
Spreyton Churchyard SX698967
In the churchyard, at the north-west corner of the church tower stand three stones supporting a millstone (the old disused font formerly stood on these three stones). The three dressed stones are in an upright position, they were found in the Glebe, and are said to be part of a cross. One of the stones has a chamfered edge.
Stone A height 0.43 metres, width 0.22 by 0.16 metres chamfered. Stone B height 0.40 metres, width 0.22 by 0.15 metres. Stone C height 0.40 metres, width 0.17 by 0.15 metres.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV222481 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV222484 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV222485 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV222486 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV24 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV326280 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 440, (Vol 4), sketch. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 15 2018 7:38PM |
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