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Summary

Site of a Medieval cross recorded at Compton Castle in the early 20th century. Missing.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020569: Medieval fortified house at Compton Castle

Other References/Statuses

• National Trust SMR: 100497
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SE/5/2
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX86SE1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Gibbs, R., 1904-1905, Compton Castle, 210 (Article in Serial). SDV340963.

About 4.9 metres in front of the central doorway of Compton Castle stands the triangular base and part of the shaft of an ancient stone cross.

Masson Phillips, E. N., 1938 - 1939, Devon Crosses (Article in Serial). SDV304450.

There is nothing resembling a cross in this position. No mention of the cross base after 1904.

Masson Phillips, E. N., 1939, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon, First Paper, 233-4 (Article in Serial). SDV19576.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1952, SX86SE1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV340969.

1. In 1939 the cross cpould not be located and no further information could be obtained.
2. Field investigations in the area failed to reveal any trace of it.

National Trust, 1984, Compton Castle (Report - Survey). SDV340960.

A site visit did not identify the present location of the cross base. Presumed to be of Medieval origin.

Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 115, (Vol 1) (Un-published). SDV360833.

Compton Castle SX865647
An account of Compton Castle written in 1905 records that 'about 16 feet in front of the central doorway stands the triangular base and part of the shaft of an ancient stone cross'. At present there is nothing resembling a cross in the position mentioned. Restorations began with the removal of the ivy in the early 1930s and culminated with the rebuilding of the hall and other refurbishments from the 1950s onwards. An earlier description of the castle aroused controversy over the existence of a platform for a stone cross in front of the main entrance,. Whether or not it ever existed, it could have been removed and reused during restoration.

Berry, N., 2009, Land at Compton Castle, Devon, 69 (Report - Survey). SDV347354.

Other details: Site Inventory map (3) 078.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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