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Churchyard cross socket stone 10m south west of Zeal Monachorum church porch is a medieval stone feature consisting of a socket stone that once formed the base of a churchyard cross. The socket stone survives as a substantial stone block with a square socket cut into its upper surface, designed to receive the shaft of a cross. Dating to the medieval period, such crosses were common ecclesiastical monuments found in English churchyards, often serving ceremonial, processional, and community functions. The survival of this socket stone, now detached from its original shaft, provides evidence of the material religious culture and monumental practices within the parish of Zeal Monachorum during the medieval centuries.
Churchyard cross socket stone 10m south west of Zeal Monachorum church porch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013724. View the official record →
Churchyard cross socket stone 10m south west of Zeal Monachorum church porch is a medieval stone feature consisting of a socket stone that once formed the base of a churchyard cross. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013724.
Churchyard cross socket stone 10m south west of Zeal Monachorum church porch is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013724.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 220m south west of Hampson Cottage (2.6 km), Wayside cross 100m north west of East Langford (2.7 km), A henge, two barrows, two ring ditches, two enclosures and part of a linear feature 420m north west of Lower Hampson (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross socket stone 10m south west of Zeal Monachorum church porch's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Churchyard cross socket stone 10m south west of Zeal Monachorum church porch stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.