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Submitted by Anne T on Sunday, 02 June 2019 Page Views: 1691

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: South Harton Cross Alternative Name: South Harton Farm Cross
Country: England County: Devon Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Moretonhampstead / Bovey Tracey Nearest Village: Lustleigh
Map Ref: SX7724982273
Latitude: 50.627198N Longitude: 3.736839W
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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
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-1	Completely destroyed

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1	Awful
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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
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1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Anne T visited on 11th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 South Harton Wayside Cross: As we drove along the minor roads from the Bishop’s Stone towards South Harton Farm, the sun went in and a haze started to drift across the fields and it started to become very chilly. This cross simply leans against the dry stone wall, just to the west of the gated driveway leading to South Harton Farm. It has very obviously been cemented together, but is none-the-less spectacular, and I’m glad we braved the narrow lane to find this cross. Out of curiosity, I walked to the gate and looked to see if the cross was visible from the other side of the wall, but it is hidden by the drystone wall and the hedge.

**South Harton Cross** submitted by Anne T : This wayside cross leans against a drystone wall, just west of the gateway into South Harton Farm. It has been split into two and re-assembled at some point in its past, but is a nice specimen, and it was worth braving the tiny lanes to find it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ancient Cross on Dartmoor. At some time it was split down the middle from top to bottom, probably to form a pair of gateposts. In the 19th century the two halves were carefully re-assembled and the cross erected where we see it now. It probably came from somewhere along the lane that we followed from Lustleigh via Higher Combe and Sanduck

This wayside cross is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 445594 and Historic England List ID 1097399. Dated as being "probably medieval", Historic England tells us this granite cross tapers slightly, has the worn stumps of its original arms and heads, and is badly worn.

Pastscape adds that the cross is 6.25ft tall and 13 inches wide; its arms project 3 inches on either side of the head and it has been split down the middle and re-joined.

Source of the information in the first paragraph: F.H. Starkey's 1983 book "Dartmoor Crosses & Some Ancient Tracks"
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:

SX7782 : Old Wayside Cross in Lustleigh Parish, north west of Bovey Tracey by Alan Rosevear — by Alan Rosevear
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SX7782 : Higher Combe, Lustleigh by Derek Harper — by Derek Harper
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SX7682 : Lane near North Harton by Derek Harper — by Derek Harper
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SX7781 : Drive and field at Hammerslake by Derek Harper — by Derek Harper
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SX7682 : Track near North Harton by Derek Harper — by Derek Harper
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