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Early MedievalSite Name: Crosby Ravensworth CrossCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Shap Nearest Village: Crosby Ravensworth
Map Ref: NY6214314823 Landranger Map Number: 91
Latitude: 54.527266N Longitude: 2.586448W
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 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 |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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This site is recorded as Historic England List Entry 1007599, which tell us this cross: "is located to the south of the church and includes a medieval chamfered stone shaft 2.1m high that measures 0.3m square at its base and tapers to 0.2m square at its top. The shaft consists of three fragments fastened together and is set into a socket stone 0.7m square and 0.4m high. The shaft's chamfered corners have widely spaced individual dog-tooth decoration. The cross was damaged during Cromwellian times when the top was broken off and discarded. It is listed Grade II. Two flagstones adjacent to the base of the socket stone are excluded from the scheduling although the ground beneath them is included."
The church itself is described as 'a miniature cathedral', part of it dating from the 12th century; mostly it was rebuilt in 1811. Sitting in the churchyard just south of the south transept is this 7th century cross, which the church guide tells us has stood in or near this position for over 1,000 years: "It was here well before the Vikings came, when the nickname of some important person, 'Hravensvart' (raven-black) was added to the original 'Crosby'. The shaft was repaired in 1984 after being knocked down by the branch blown from a tree, during a gale."
This is a very picturesque spot, with the church being reached by a footbridge over a stream which tumbles alongside the main road through the village. Worth stopping off if passing through the area. Crosby Ravensworth is 4 miles north east of Shap and 5 miles south west of Appleby-in-Westmorland.
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