See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Whitestone parish church. A type b/c cross stands in the ne corner of the churchyard. A square socket-stone (almost completely buried by undergrowth and vegetable debris) bears a shaft, square at the base with weathered corner spurs and octagonal above, tapering slightly upwards. The shaft is headless, and in two pieces cemented together. It formerly stood s of the church, but early in the 18th. Century was broken in two and the parts used in external steps to the gallery (os, citing masson-phillips).

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1216467: CROSS SHAFT ABOUT 25 METRES NORTH EAST OF THE CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX89SE/15/4
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

Vis=20/10/1981 (os) granite socket stone and shaft, as described above. The socket stone measures 1m square and the shaft 0.34m square at its base, 1.5m high (os).

OS, CITING MASSON-PHILLIPS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281807.

Whitestone parish church. A type b/c cross stands in the ne corner of the churchyard. A square socket-stone (almost completely buried by undergrowth and vegetable debris) bears a shaft, square at the base with weathered corner spurs and octagonal above, tapering slightly upwards. The shaft is headless, and in two pieces cemented together. It formerly stood s of the church, but early in the 18th. Century was broken in two and the parts used in external steps to the gallery (os, citing masson-phillips).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281810.

Cresswell, b. F. /tda/47(1915)192/churchyards and wayside crosses in the neighbourhood of exeter.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281811.

Osa=sx89se4/photograph.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281812.

Masson-phillips, e. /tda/70(1938)331.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281813.

Doe/hhr:whitestone/(4/9/1986)105.

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV326671.

Cross shaft about 25m north east of the church of st. Catherine of alexandria. Medieval, granite. Tall tapering octagonal cross shaft, stopped at the base and constructed of 2 pieces of granite (doe).

Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 511, (Vol 4), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.

Whitestone Churchyard SX868943
A headless cross shaft stands in the north-east corner of the churchyard. A socket-stone (almost buried) bears a shaft, square at the base with weathered corner spurs and octagonal above, tapering slightly upwards. The shaft is headless, and is in two pieces cemented together. It formerly stood south of the church, but early in the 18th century was broken in two and the parts used in external steps to the church gallery.
Cross shaft height 1.44 metres, base and top 0.30 metres. Socket stone 0.99 by 0.86 metres, level to turf.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.