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| HER Number: | MDV8008 |
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| Name: | Site of 'Shortacrosse', Ashburton |
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Summary
'Shortacrosse' is shown on a 1605 map of manor of Ashburton, beside the road from Ashburton to Buckland in the Moor at a point opposite Ausewell Rocks. No trace of this cross was found by the Ordnance Survey in the 1960s. Unconfirmed site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 740 718 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77SW29
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445325
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/35
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX77SW29
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAYSIDE CROSS (Early Medieval to XVII - 1066 AD (Between) to 1605 AD (Between))
Full description
Amery, J. S., 1924, (Presidential Address) The Ashburton of past days: its manners, customs and inhabitants (Article in Serial). SDV315287.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 322 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX77SW29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV282378.
"Shortacrosse", a cross which no longer exists but which is marked on a 1605 map of part of the Manor of Ashburton. The cross stood beside the road from Ashburton to Buckland-in-the-Moor at a point opposite Ausewell Rocks (Masson Phillips, 1937).
Approximate siting at SX 7403 7185 from map (Trans. Devon Ass. vol. 56, 1924, map of 1605, opp. p. 94. (J. S. Amery).
(For photograph of map of 1605 see Devon 108 SE 6).
(25/05/1960) No trace of this cross was found during investigation.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 322. |
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| SDV282378 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX77SW29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV315287 | Article in Serial: Amery, J. S.. 1924. (Presidential Address) The Ashburton of past days: its manners, customs and inhabitants. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 56. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7993 | Related to: Site of 'Benecrosse' at Welstor Cross, Ashburton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 1 2022 4:12PM |
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