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Submitted by Anne T on Thursday, 23 October 2014  Page Views: 2437

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross Alternative Name: Haughton-le-Skerne Crosses, St. Andrew's Haughton le Skerne, St. Andrew's Haughton-le-Skerne
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.199 km away from the location you searched for.

County: County Durham Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Darlington
Map Ref: NZ30801588
Latitude: 54.537258N  Longitude: 1.525501W
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
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Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross
Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross submitted by Anne T : Part of a cross shaft dating from the mid 10th to mid 11th century, showing a chain of ribbon animals. Displayed in a niche on the west wall of the nave. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in County Durham
Built into the fabric of this church are 14 relics of Saxon origin, comprising parts of cross shafts, cross heads and hogback tombstones.

There has been a church on this site since the middle of the 7th century, which sits on a mound cut by the River Skerne. The land is believed to have originally been bestowed to St. Cuthbert by Styr, son of Ulf. The church guide says “the original Saxon church was believed to have been destroyed by William the Conqueror’s army during the Harrowing Of The North in 1068. The nave is the oldest part of the (current) building, dating back to the late 11th or early 12th century, and the chancel was added in about 1175.”

The fragments were discovered when part of a wall was pulled down in 1895 and are displayed in two locations: on niches in the north west of the nave and in the porch of the church. More detail about the artefacts within the chapel can be read on the University of Durham Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculptures web site.

St Andrew’s is the oldest church in the Darlington area, located just off the A1150, at the junction of Salter’s Lane South with Haughton Road. Parking is available across the road in a small layby by private houses next to the roundabout at the junction with Haughton Green. Access is through the west door; from Haughton Road, there are steps up to the church; a level access is available from Salter’s Lane South. The church is usually open to visitors on Wednesdays. A cafe, in the church hall, is open in the mornings and is located opposite the church on the northern side of Salter’s Lane South; further parking is available here.

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Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross
Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross submitted by Anne T : Two of the four fragments of hogback tombstones displayed on the benches in the porch of the church. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross
Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross submitted by Anne T : Part of cross head of uncertain date, built into the interior western wall of the church porch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross
Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross submitted by Anne T : Part of cross shaft of uncertain date, built into the interior western wall of the church porch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross
Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross submitted by Anne T : The upper part of a cross shaft dating from the first half of the 10th century, showing a procession of ribbon animals. Displayed in a niche on the north wall of the nave. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross
Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross submitted by Anne T : Part of a cross shaft, just extending up into the head of the cross, showing a five-stranded plait. Displayed in a niche on the northern wall of the nave, this dates from the late 10th, early 11th century.

Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross
Haughton le Skerne Ancient Cross submitted by Anne T : The lower half of a cross-shaft dating from the late 10th, early part of the 11th century showing a complete ring knot. Displayed in a niche on the north wall of the nave.

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