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<< Our Photo Pages >> Stonegrave Minster - Ancient Cross in England in Yorkshire (North)

Submitted by TimPrevett on Saturday, 19 May 2007  Page Views: 8003

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Stonegrave Minster
Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Stonegrave
Map Ref: SE6561077885
Latitude: 54.192541N  Longitude: 0.995943W
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
no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
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no data 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
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Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by rldixon : Photo of cross and display of cross fragments in Minster 17-03-2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Yorkshire (North)

Impressive pre-Norman Cross and numerous fragments inside Stonegrave Minster.
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Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by rldixon : Slightly weathered information paper framed on chusrch wall 17-03-2010 (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by rldixon : details of bottom of cross shaft 17-03-2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by rldixon : Fragments of other Crosses 17-03-2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by rldixon : Ancient cross Stonegrave Minster 17-03-2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by Antonine : Detail of carving on the cross, 2011

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by Antonine : The cross shaft is cemented at the base onto an Anglo-Saxon stone coffin lid, photo 2011

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by Antonine : Closer look at the cross head, 2011

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by Antonine : The cross fragments on display in 2011

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by Antonine : Anglo Saxon beast head, 2011 The church also retains some Anglo Saxon carved capitals, medieval carvings, and the effigy tombs of John de Stonegrave d.1295 and Robert Thornton d.1418 and his wife.

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by Antonine : Photo taken in 2011

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by Antonine : Detail of carving on the cross near its base, 2011

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by Antonine : Some more carved fragments on display by the Great Cross, 2011

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by Antonine : Side view of the cross, 2011

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by Antonine : The cross sits on an Anglo Saxon coffin lid. The photograph shows a carved fragment set into the floor at the foot of the cross.

Stonegrave Minster
Stonegrave Minster submitted by Antonine : Stonegrave Minster was already established in AD 757 when Pope Paul I wrote to Eadbert, King if Northumberland. The Great Cross is carved in the Galloway and Iona tradition. Photo taken in 2011

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