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| HER Number: | MDV7604 |
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| Name: | Cross at Preston, Woodleigh |
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Summary
A fragment of octagonal cross shaft, is in use as a coping stone on a wall of an outbuilding, near its doorway, at Preston, Woodleigh, 1.75 miles north of Woodleigh church. The outbuilding was formerly used for making coffins.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 743 516 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX75SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Woodleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WOODLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX75SW/6/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV142893.
Masson phillips, e. /tda/86(1954)191/supplementary notes on the ancient stone crosses of devon (fourth paper).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV142894.
Osa=sx75sw8.
Masson Phillips, E. N., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV5785.
Vis=estimated -/-/1954 (masson phillips) cross at preston. In an outbuilding at preston, 1km. Sw of moreleigh. There is a fragment of an octagonal granite shaft resting on a wall near the doorway. May possibly be a piece of the shaft of a cross. Vis=13/12/1961 (os) a portion of octagonal shaft forms the upper part of a door jamb at the nw corner of a small outbuilding. The fragment is 0.35m long and in section measures 0.25m between faces. This does not agree with phillips measurements - shaft length 0.559m.
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 360, (Vol 3), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.
Preston House SX743516
A fragment of octagonal cross shaft, is in use as a coping stone on a wall of an outbuilding, near its doorway, at Preston, Woodleigh, 1.75 miles north of Woodleigh church. The outbuilding was formerly used for making coffins. Preston House is a stone built, grade II listed farmhouse and dates back to 1600.
Cross fragment length 0.30 metres, width 0.25 by 0.22 metres. Chamfer of 7.62 centimetres.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV142893 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV142894 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 360, (Vol 3), sketch. |
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| SDV5785 | Migrated Record: Masson Phillips, E. N.. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 15 2018 7:59AM |
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