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Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well

England
List entry 1007021
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007021
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SX 59187 93780
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well is a medieval stone cross located in Devon, England. The monument comprises a cross head mounted on a shaft, characteristic of crosses erected during the medieval period, likely dating from the fourteenth or fifteenth century. The cross stands in proximity to Fitz or Fice's Well, suggesting a possible association with a spring or water source of significance in the medieval landscape. Such crosses frequently marked important locations within communities, serving functions that may have included way-marking, assembly points, or religious commemoration.

Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007021. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well?

Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well is a medieval stone cross located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007021.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well?

Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well 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 1007021.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Quintin's Man round cairn (10.3 km), Stone hut circle settlement 280m south-west of Deadlake Foot (10.4 km), Stone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit (11 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Quintin's Man round cairn
10.3 km
Stone hut circle settlement 280m south-west of Deadlake Foot
10.4 km
Stone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit
11 km
Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook
11 km
Eastern of five cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill
11.2 km
Two cairns forming the north eastern edge of a cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill
11.2 km
One of five cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill
11.2 km
Southern of five cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill
11.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well

Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Stone cross adjoining Fitz or Fice's Well

ExeterRoman town · ~20.3 miles
Domesday entry for Okehampton, Devon →
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