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<< Our Photo Pages >> Crowle Stone - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in England in Lincolnshire

Submitted by histon on Friday, 03 October 2025  Page Views: 10532

Early MedievalSite Name: Crowle Stone
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.4 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Lincolnshire Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Goole  Nearest Village: Crowle
Map Ref: SE772130  Landranger Map Number: 112
Latitude: 53.607879N  Longitude: 0.834687W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Crowle Stone
Crowle Stone submitted by histon : I managed to gain access to this superb stone due to the superb help of Paula, one of the Church officials - many thanks! There is some confusion about the Crowle Stone, the stone is actually inside the Church. The Market Cross remains are outside. This information by kind permission of the Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture Lincolnshire volume, Paul Everson and David Stocker. chacklepie.... (Vote or comment on this photo)
This impressive carved stone now has pride of place inside St Oswald's church in Crowle, Lincolnshire. There is also a substantial medieval cross in the churchyard. The former was reused as the lintel of the twelfth-century doorway between the west tower and nave. Limewash obscuring the decoration was removed in 1867, revealing part of a runic inscription. The shaft was moved to its present position in the 1920s.

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Crowle Stone
Crowle Stone submitted by histon : Churchyard Cross looking South West - Crowle Lincolnshire UK (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Crowle Stone submitted by histon : Churchyard Cross looking South East - Crowle Lincolnshire UK (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Crowle Stone submitted by histon : Now we come to the Churchyard Cross looking North East - Crowle Lincolnshire UK. The information below kindly given by David Start at the Medieval Standing Crosses of Lincolnshire website lincscrosses.org.uk/crowle-medieval-churchyard-cross-market-cross/ Crowle churchyard cross is a large and imposing structure – so much so, that one can’t help but wonder if it was once the market ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Crowle Stone
Crowle Stone submitted by histon : St Oswalds Church - Crowle Lincolnshire UK (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Crowle Stone submitted by histon : History and Drawings of the Crowle Stone - St Oswalds Church Crowle Lincolnshire UK (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Crowle Stone submitted by histon : Drawing of the Crowle Stone in the West Doorway - St Oswalds Church Crowle Lincolnshire UK

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Crowle Stone submitted by histon : The South Entrance Exterior - St Oswalds Church Crowle Lincolnshire UK

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Crowle Stone submitted by histon : The South Door and Archway - Crowle Church Lincolnshire UK

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Crowle Stone submitted by histon : The Crowle Stone and the Church interior looking Easterly - St Oswalds Church Crowle Lincolnshire UK

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Crowle Stone submitted by histon : The Crowle Stone looking towards the West - St Oswalds Church Crowle Lincolnshire UK

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Crowle Stone submitted by histon : The Crowle Stone looking towards the North Wall - St Oswalds Church Crowle Lincolnshire UK

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Crowle Stone submitted by histon : The Crowle Stone looking towards the South Wall - St Oswalds Church Crowle Lincolnshire UK

Crowle Stone
Crowle Stone submitted by Sunny100 : An illustration of the 10th century Saxon/ Northumbrian cross-shaft with a runic inscription. On the front side two "ugly" looking creatures, a grinning face and two flying creatures.

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Re: Crowle Stone by Catrinm on Sunday, 03 October 2021
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The main decorated face depicts a pair of creatures, possibly birds, facing each other.

Between them is a small circular disc with concentric incised inner ring and visible centre point. Below this is circular form that could represent the Sun. Under this are two men facing each other. One appears to be grasping the hilt of a of a sword as if to draw it from its scabbard. Below these is the figure of a bearded horseman.
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Re: Crowle Stone by Anonymous on Saturday, 05 June 2021
Several photos of the Crowle Stone can be found here;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/124804883@N07/albums/72157648250425711/with/26773791114/
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Re: Crowle Stone by attlebax on Saturday, 18 March 2017
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The stone is located in the nave and not in the churchyard. You would only be able to see it when the church is open. There are a couple of pictures on the internet but these are all copyright.
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Re: Crowle Stone by rldixon on Monday, 22 August 2011
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tried to have a look on 18-8-2011
door firmly locked
no one about to open it for me :-(
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Re: Crowle Stone by Sunny100 on Saturday, 10 July 2010
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In St Oswald's Church, Crowle, a 10th century Saxon/Northumbrian cross-shaft. It is also referred to as The Runic Stone. The shaft has, on one side, a runic inscription, while on the front-side two rather ugly looking characters seem to be eyeing each other up! Other decoration includes a grinning face and, above that, what are probably two flying creatures.
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