The Cross And Hand is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1951. Monolithic shaft.

The Cross And Hand

WRENN ID: sharp-vault-barley
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Dorset
Country: England
Date first listed: 11 July 1951
Type: Monolithic shaft
Source: Historic England listing

Description

ST 60 SW at NGR 632038 BATCOMBE BATCOMBE DOWN

4/6 The Cross and Hand 11.7.51 GV II

Wayside monolithic shaft, with necking and capital. Medieval. Stone monolith of oval form, crudely tapering. Dimensions: Height c 107cm, capital 28cm square. "It is possible that this shaft belongs to the group of pre-conquest shafts of which the pillar of Eliseg is the best known; if so the capital must have been cut down. The hand said to have been carved on one face is not traceable." (RCHM) Scheduled Ancient Monument Dorset No. 137. (RCHM Dorset I, p17 (2))

Listing NGR: ST6318003779

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