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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Brailsford Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by Sunny100 on Sunday, 25 July 2010  Page Views: 7006

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: The Brailsford Cross Alternative Name: The Warrior Cross,
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.655 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Derbyshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Ashbourne  Nearest Village: Brailsford
Map Ref: SK253415
Latitude: 52.970265N  Longitude: 1.624726W
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
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5 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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The Brailsford Cross
The Brailsford Cross submitted by stu : The Brailsford Cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Brailsford Cross, Derbyshire. In the churchyard of All Saints at Brailsford stands a Saxon/Norse cross, dating from 1000-40 AD. It has a sort of rounded bulbous shaft that tapers towards the top. Carved upon it a crude figure, probably a Viking warrior drawing his sword. Below that some Saxon interlacing. Weathering has, unfortunately, got to the lower part of the shaft.

Apparently, the shaft was excavated from beneath a medieval cross. When its steps were dug up the pre-Conquest shaft was lying below that. The cross-shaft sits in a socketed base, near the porch, that is more recent in date. All Saints church houses a rather nice octagonal, Perpendicular font that has a Tudor rose carved on its base.
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The Brailsford Cross
The Brailsford Cross submitted by elad13 : Saxon cross at All Saints church at Brailsford in Derbyshire (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Brailsford Cross
The Brailsford Cross submitted by Sunny100 : Saxon/Norse cross shaft dating from the early 11th century. A Viking warrior with a sword is carved on it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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