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Summary

Granite cross shaft is in use as a gate post at the rear of Bowden House, standing opposite a row of cottages. A tapering granite shaft of octagonal section.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85NW/4/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CROSS (Roman to VII - 43 AD to 700 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV144489.

Masson phillips, e. N. /tda/86(1954)189/supplementary notes on the ancient stone crosses of devon, fourth paper.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV144490.

Osa=sx85nw3.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV144491.

Chanter, j. F. /tda/42(1910)482/christianity in devon before ad 909.

Phillips, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV29141.

At the rear of bowden house, and used as a gate-post, there is a tapering granite shaft of octagonal section. Could be a cross shaft or a pillar used to support a lean-to roof (phillips).

Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 46, (Vol 1), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.

Bowden House SX802589
Granite cross shaft is in use as a gate post at the rear of Bowden House, standing opposite a row of cottages. A tapering granite shaft of octagonal section.
Cross measurements: shaft height 1.3 metres, width at base 0.3 by 0.2 metres, at top 0.2 by 0.2 metres.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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