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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1019221) describes a wayside cross known as Horn's Cross on a gentle north-facing slope of Holne Moor, overlooking the valley of the River Dart. It has a socket stone, a crude modern shaft and an original head and arms. The socket stone is 0.82 metres by 0.89 metres, stands 0.33 metres above the ground and runs north-east to south-west. The shaft is 1.63 metres high, 0.35 metres by 0.3 metres at the base and 0.23 metres by 0.34 metres at the top, and traces of tare and feather working show it was made after 1800. The arms are 0.57 metres wide, 0.23 metres high and 0.2 metres thick, and the head is 0.22 metres high and 0.2 metres wide. It lies in the parish of Holne, about 0.8 km south of Combestone Tor and 2.1 km south of Dartmeet.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1019221, which cites Crossing, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Dartmoor (1887), pages 102 to 103.
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1019221)
- Grid reference: SX 6698 7103 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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