Two Granite Pillars is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1978. A C17 Monument.
Two Granite Pillars
- WRENN ID
- distant-cornice-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1978
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two granite pillars, one bearing the date 1687, originally identified as mid-C18 tollgate posts; however, more recently interpreted as the C17 gates to the town marshes.
MATERIALS: granite with iron fittings.
PLAN: two pillars, each with a square cross section.
DESCRIPTION: two granite pillars. The northern stone is inscribed with the Civic Arms of Totnes, consisting of a castle and a key motif on two faces. The top of this stone appears to have been damaged. The southern stone is inscribed with the date 1687. All the carvings are worn. Both pillars have the remains of iron fittings.
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