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| HER Number: | MDV9625 |
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| Name: | Cross in Holcombe Burnell Churchyard |
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Summary
Granite cross shaft built into the coping of the old churchyard wall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 858 915 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX89SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Holcombe Burnell |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLCOMBE BURNELL |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX89SE/1/1
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX89SE2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Cresswell, B. F., 1915, Churchyard and Wayside Crosses in the Neighbourhood of Exeter, 189 (Article in Serial). SDV336961.
Type B cross in the churchyard, south of the church, built into the coping of the front wall. A headless shaft, square at the base, with weathered spurs, above which it becomes octagonal and tapers upwards.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1938, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part II, 329, Fig. 12, Pl. 32 (Article in Serial). SDV6308.
Site visits 1952 and 1981. Cross shaft built into the coping of the old churchyard wall. Of granite, 1.7m high.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX89SE2, Photos (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV282045.
Site visits: 1953. Granite cross shaft, 1.7m high, built into the coping of the old churchyard wall.
Department of Environment, 1987, Holcombe Burnell, 60 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV282046.
Probably late medieval cross shaft, octagonal and tapering with broach stops at the base.
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 222, (Vol 2), Sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.
Holcombe Burnell Churchyard SX859916
A headless cross shaft stands in the churchyard south of the church, built into the coping of a low wall. The shaft is square at the base, with weathered spurs above where it becomes octagonal and tapers upwards. The low wall, into which the base of the shaft is built, is the original churchyard wall, lowered when the churchyard was extended southwards.
Shaft height 1.04 metres, base 0.27 metres.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV282045 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX89SE2. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. Photos. |
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| SDV282046 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1987. Holcombe Burnell. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 60. |
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| SDV336961 | Article in Serial: Cresswell, B. F.. 1915. Churchyard and Wayside Crosses in the Neighbourhood of Exeter. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 47. A5 Hardback. 189. |
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| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 222, (Vol 2), Sketch. |
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| SDV6308 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1938. The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part II. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 70. A5 Hardback. 329, Fig. 12, Pl. 32. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 21 2025 11:47AM |
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