Monument record MDO7229 - Medieval cross, Chaldon Herring

The remains of the cross consist of a single square sandstone base; each side being 0.7m. long and the depth, 0.4m., of which 0.3m. is beneath the surface of the village green. The top has been hollowed out to form a roughly circular basin 0.4m. diameter and 0.15m. deep. <1>

Medieval cross base with central socket on the west side of Chaldon Herring village green. <3>

SY 79098338. No change. <4>

<1> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 01-SEP-52 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 79108339) Cross (NR) (Rems of)

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1, 34 (Monograph). SDO148.

'(2) CROSS (300 yds N by E), on the W edge of the village green, square stone base only, with central socket.'

<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 17-JUL-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454237 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 4:43PM