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Shaugh Prior village cross is a wayside cross located at a road junction approximately 150 metres east of the parish church in Shaugh Prior, Devon. The monument stands as a testament to the medieval ecclesiastical and social infrastructure of the parish, serving historically as a gathering point and marker within the settlement. The cross survives as a substantial stone structure characteristic of Devon's heritage of medieval wayside crosses, which typically functioned as focal points for community assembly and religious observance. It remains designated as an ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England, reflecting its significance to the archaeological and historical record of the locality.
Shaugh Prior village cross: a wayside cross at the road junction 150m east of the parish church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009187. View the official record →
Shaugh Prior village cross is a wayside cross located at a road junction approximately 150 metres east of the parish church in Shaugh Prior, Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009187.
Shaugh Prior village cross: a wayside cross at the road junction 150m east of the parish church 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 1009187.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Plympton Priory (6.9 km), Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement (7.2 km), Plympton Castle (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shaugh Prior village cross: a wayside cross at the road junction 150m east of the parish church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Shaugh Prior village cross: a wayside cross at the road junction 150m east of the parish church stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.