Monument record MDO28021 - Medieval village cross, Fontmell Magna

Hutchins mentions "A cross on four steps under the yew tree" in his description of the parish church. <2>

The village cross stood in the centre of the village and is said to have consisted of a 'broken pillar' standing on four steps, which were about 3 yards square at the base. Near it stood the village stocks and the maypole. About 1866 the cross was taken down. <3>

No trace of the cross was found in the village or in the churchyard. Local enquiry proved negative. <4>

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1928 (Map). SWX1197.

ST 86621691 Cross (NR)

<2> Hutchins, J, 1868, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 3. 3rd edition, 558 (Monograph). SDO11486.

<3> Pope, A, 1906, Old Stone Crosses of Dorset, 49 (Bibliographic reference). SWX1408.

<4> Barrett, G, Various, Field Investigators Comments GB, F1 GB 16-JAN-78 (Unpublished document). SDO17369.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205905 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 8:07PM