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![]() O/S Grid Ref: SX/63833/53216 Longitude/Latitude (Degrees+/-): -3.91581/50.36305 Map location: Click here to view map. Purpose: This cross was probably once sited somewhere on the church roof. Size: 2 feet 1 inch (0.64 metres) tall. 2 feet 2½ inches (0.67 metres) across the arms. The shaft measures 9½ inches (0.24 metres) wide by 7 inches (0.18 metres) deep. Information: This is a very good example of the head of a Spurrell’s type of cross. It is set into a socket stone, which measures 16 inches (0.41 metres) wide, by 14 inches (0.36 metres) deep and 8½ inches (0.22 metres) high. The socket stone is rectangular, but with a rounded top. The cross is set back into a semi-circular recess in the wall and the socket stone rests on a base of slate slabs.
There is another fine cross, also containing spurs on its head, arms and shaft, set onto the gable end of the porch roof. This is a slender cross which is square at the base and chamfered above. Below this cross and attached to the face of the wall is an old and battered looking sun-dial.The guttering to the right of the porch is made of cast iron and shows the date of 1889. The whole of the church appears to be built of small flat slab-type stones and contains a square tower, with a spire above. This ancient church is dedicated to St Peter and is built in the early English style. It has a lofty tower, containing five bells, surmounted by a tall spire, which leans considerably to one side. Records show that in 1623 a meteor, weighing 23 lbs, fell to earth at Strachleigh, in the parish of Ermington, and buried itself a full three feet into the ground. |