Listed Building record MDO4503 - Churchyard Cross, St Mary's Church, Motcombe

The base of a fifteenth century cross, consisting of the stump of an octagonal shaft with run-out stops on square base block. The whole is on a base of two steps.

Churchyard Cross south of porch, with chamfered square base-block on two steps, and lower part of octagonal shaft with
run-out stops. 15th century. <2>

Medieval churchyard cross as described by the RCHM <2>; dating probably from 14th century <3.1>. The socket stone measures 0.9m square and 0.4m in height. The shaft fragment stands 0.7m high and is 0.3m thick. The larger of the two steps is 2.6m square.
1:2500 Published survey correct. <3>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, 1900 (Map). SDO10373.

(ST 84902522) Cross (NR)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 49 (Monograph). SDO99.

'Churchyard Cross: S. of porch, with chamfered square base-block on two stpes, and lower part of octagonal shaft with run-out stops, 15th century.'

<3> Phillips, A S, Various, Field Investigators Comments ASP, F1 ASP 28-JUL-77 (Unpublished document). SWX3817.

<3.1> Church noticeboard (Unpublished document). SDO17409.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 206370 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 23 2024 12:19PM