Devon Marker Stones

           
                                       
District: West Devon                        

 
                                   
Parish: Sampford Courtenay        
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  2 Boundary Stones
  5 Crosses
  1 Marker Stone
   
   
   
                           
                           
             
          Stone Type: Granite Cross
          Grid Reference: SS/6326/0067
          Location: On the grass verge about 250 metres south of the Sampford Courtenay junction of the A3072
          Notes: Referred to as the Southee Cross
                   
                                 
                           
                           
                           
 Stone Type: Granite Cross                
 Grid Reference: SS/6363/0043                
 Location: On a junction with a green lane, about 400 metres South of the A3072 on the minor road to Trecott.                
 Notes: Referred to as the Trecott Cross                
                   
                                 
                       
                       
                       
              Stone Type: Granite Cross
              Grid Reference: SS/6323/0125
              Location: Beside the path in the Sampford Courtenay Churchyard.
              Notes: This cross was probably removed to the Churchyard for safekeeping.
           
                       
                         
 Stone Type: Granite Cross                
 Grid Reference: SS/6318/0138                
 Location: Beneath a large tree, on the grass verge at a junction, about 100 metres to the North of the Church entrance.                
                   
                   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Granite Cross
                Grid Reference: SS/6299/0124
                Location: On the outskirts of Sampford Courtenay village, to the North West, at a junction with the footpath to Cliston.
                Notes: Referred to as the Bulland Cross
                   
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
 Stone Type: Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SS/6321/0122
 Location: Against the Church House wall, in the centre of Sampford Courtenay.
 Inscription: Sampford Courtenay 2000
 Notes: This stone marks the millennium for the village.      
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/6099/9665
Location: At the back of the lay-by on the B3215 at Glendon Cross, Okehampton.
Inscription: S P B 1697 (Sampford Parish Boundary).
Notes: The stone shares its boundary with Okehampton.
     
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/6434/9404
 Location: Standing against the northern parapet of the River Taw bridge.
 Inscription: S C / S T (Sampford Courtenay / South Tawton).
 Notes: