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| HER Number: | MDV7860 |
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| Name: | Medieval Cross at Kingston House |
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Summary
Granite socket stone of a medieval cross at Kingston House
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 794 654 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Staverton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STAVERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NE/6
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1940, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon. (Second paper), 267 (Article in Serial). SDV86756.
Kingston House, in the pig-yard, north of the house. Type B or C socket stone 8 metres long by 8 metres wide by 4 metres high. A granite socket stone, square at the base, with the corners chamfered off making the top surface octagonal, and with traces of spurs or stops at the corners. The upper surface has been hollowed out to make a trough.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX76NE20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV340643.
The stone has been moved and sunk into the ground where it is still used as a trough.
Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Archaeological Fieldwalking and Field Reconnaissance Survey: Preliminary Summary (Report - Survey). SDV340217.
Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 1:Text, 19 (Report - Assessment). SDV340215.
Other details: Site 13.
Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 2: Constraints Maps (Report - Assessment). SDV340216.
Other details: Map 2 Site 13.
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 259, (Vol 2), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.
Kingston House SX795654
A socket stone lies in the yard at the front (north) of Kingston House, Staverton. A granite socket stone, square at the base, with the corners chamfered off making the top surface octagonal, and with traces of spurs of stops at the corners. The upper surface has been followed out to form a trough.
Socket stone 0.81 metres by 0.78 metres by 0.38 metres high. Inside 0.61 metres in diameter (circular).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV340215 | Report - Assessment: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 1:Text. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 01084. A4 Stapled + Digital. 19. |
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| SDV340216 | Report - Assessment: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 2: Constraints Maps. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 01084. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV340217 | Report - Survey: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Archaeological Fieldwalking and Field Reconnaissance Survey: Preliminary Summary. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 1224. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV340643 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX76NE20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 259, (Vol 2), sketch. |
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| SDV86756 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1940. Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon. (Second paper). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 72. A5 Hardback. 267. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4375 - Fishacre to Lyneham Pipeline Assessment
- EDV4391 - Fishacre to Lyneham Fieldwalking Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 14 2018 8:02AM |
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