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<< Text Pages >> Blatherwycke stone cross - Marker Stone in England in Northamptonshire

Submitted by Dents on Thursday, 19 October 2023  Page Views: 239

Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: Blatherwycke stone cross Alternative Name: Medieval stone cross
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.96 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Northamptonshire Type: Marker Stone
 Nearest Village: Blatherwycke
Map Ref: SP988969
Latitude: 52.560974N  Longitude: 0.543973W
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.
3 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.
3 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
0no data
4

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Marker Stone/ Boundary Cross in Northamptonshire

Medieval stone boundary cross sited between Blatherwycke and Kings Cliffe in North Northamptonshire. Sadly situated on private land so permission or trespass necessary.
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Blatherwycke stone cross
Blatherwycke stone cross submitted by Dents : Blatherwycke stone cross, boundary marker (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SP9896 : Heading towards King's Cliffe by JThomas
by JThomas
©2014(licence)
SP9896 : Roadway to Alders Farm by Jonathan Thacker
by Jonathan Thacker
©2020(licence)
SP9896 : Footpath to Blatherwycke by JThomas
by JThomas
©2014(licence)
SP9896 : Track to Alders Farm by JThomas
by JThomas
©2014(licence)
SP9897 : Grass field and woodland near Alders Farm by Jonathan Thacker
by Jonathan Thacker
©2020(licence)

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Re: Blatherwycke stone cross by Anne T on Thursday, 19 October 2023
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Just to note that there is a nearby site (some 55 metres to the south west) recorded on Historic England Map Search: see Historic England List ID 1371997,
"BOUNDARY CROSS AT SP 9885 9690 (THAT PART IN BLATHERWYCKE CIVIL PARISH), KINGS CLIFFE ROAD".

Described as being "Medieval. Limestone ashlar. Rectangular shaft with short side arms and wheel head cross finial. (RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p106)".
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    Re: Blatherwycke stone cross by Dents on Saturday, 21 October 2023
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    Just checked the English Heritage map and it seems to have been updated today and is now inline with where I placed it, the cross is near the road hidden in a small copse of trees right on the parish boundary line.
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