<< Our Photo Pages >> Hollacombe Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Devon
Submitted by dooclay on Monday, 02 December 2024 Page Views: 391
Early MedievalSite Name: Hollacombe CrossCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.1 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Holsworthy Nearest Village: Hollacombe
Map Ref: SS3774603038
Latitude: 50.804120N Longitude: 4.304055W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
Source: Devon Know Your Place website, Over the 12th century tympanum of the south doorway is the mutilated head of a lantern cross. One of few examples in Devon.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
©2026(licence)
©2012(licence)
©2010(licence)
©2010(licence)
©2016(licence)
The above images may not be of the site on this page, they are loaded from Geograph.
Please Submit an Image of this site or go out and take one for us!
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive OS mapKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
3.3km WNW 281° Holsworthy St Peter’s Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS345038)
4.0km SSE 167° Sandymoor Cross Tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (SX3849499147)
5.3km ENE 58° Holemoor Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS423057)
6.1km SE 124° Halwill Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (SX4272799412)
6.2km SE 124° Halwill Village Cross* Ancient Cross (SX4275199393)
6.4km WSW 242° Affaland Moor Bowl Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SS3196200184)
7.1km NW 307° Ugworthy Beacon Barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SS3217607440)
7.3km ESE 110° Halwill Great Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SS4449200306)
7.5km NNW 329° High Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SS3410209563)
8.7km NE 43° Devil's Stone, Shebbear* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS43880925)
8.8km SW 227° St Denis Well, Holy Well, Sacred Spring* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX3109797178)
9.7km NNE 17° St Petrock's Well Devon* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS4095912219)
10.8km ESE 120° Three Barrows, Patchacott* Barrow Cemetery (SX4693097301)
10.9km SW 233° Mount Pleasant Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SX28769679)
11.6km W 280° Red Post Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SS26330547)
12.1km NNW 332° St Peter's Well (Bradworthy)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS325139)
12.2km SW 235° Kiddy Barrow* Barrow Cemetery (SX27499637)
12.2km SSW 201° Northcott Wood Camp* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX33059173)
12.3km WSW 247° St Anne's Well (Whitstone)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX263985)
12.3km WSW 238° Dilland Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SX27109679)
12.7km SW 235° Wilsworthy Cross Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SX2716496017)
12.7km WSW 253° Froxton Wood Castle* Hillfort (SX2543099705)
12.9km WSW 253° Hilton Wood Castle* Hillfort (SX25229969)
13.6km SW 230° Chelsfield Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SX27049467)
13.6km W 280° St Swithin's Well (Launcells)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS244057)
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.