<< Our Photo Pages >> Paignton Church Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Devon
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Early MedievalSite Name: Paignton Church CrossCountry: England County: Devon Type: Ancient Cross
Map Ref: SX8865060800
Latitude: 50.436456N Longitude: 3.569298W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The Churchyard Cross to the south-east of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist has a medieval shaft and possibly base; The crosspiece is a late C19 or early C20 restoration. The cross is granite on a red breccia plinth. 3 breccia steps support a rectangular granite base with a moulded top. Slender, tapering, octagonal cross shaft, about 4m high, with decayed stops and a replaced granite crosspiece. There's also a foliated cross inside the church.
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