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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1002618) describes a wayside cross site on the north-western upper slopes of Ter Hill. What stands there is a rectangular socket stone, 0.7 metres long, 0.6 metres wide and 0.3 metres high, with a replica stone cross set into it. It lies in the parish of Dartmoor Forest, about 2.4 km south-west of Hexworthy.
The original cross was repaired in 1885, when broken pieces were clamped together. In 1984 it was found fallen and broken further, was repaired, and was later removed as the repairs failed. It was re-sited in the High Moorland Visitor Centre at Princetown in 1994, and at that time the replica was put in the socket stone and a plaque added. Two further crosses nearby are not part of this record: one is scheduled separately and the other has not been formally assessed.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1002618 (updated 12 November 2015), which cites Butler, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol 4 (1993), page 211, and PastScape 443316.
- Period: Medieval
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1002618)
- Grid reference: SX 6412 7063 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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Plate from Dartmoor Illustrated, page 154, 1900“the soil swampy, ever shrouded in vapour, dreary, wet and aguish, and, indeed, what other can be expected from a spot said to be placed in the midst of 40,000 acres of marshy ground .... the soil has been partially drained, and a town (Princetown) has been built .... but we believe it to be pretty ...”
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