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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Mary (Rolleston on Dove) - Ancient Cross in England in Staffordshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Monday, 07 May 2007  Page Views: 6651

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Mary (Rolleston on Dove)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.707 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Staffordshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Rolleston on Dove
Map Ref: SK23542771
Latitude: 52.846385N  Longitude: 1.651926W
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.
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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St Mary (Rolleston on Dove)
St Mary (Rolleston on Dove) submitted by TimPrevett : With me for scale, against the remaining partial shaft and head of a 9th Century Wheeled Head cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Staffordshire

9th Century Wheel Headed Cross
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St Mary (Rolleston on Dove)
St Mary (Rolleston on Dove) submitted by TimPrevett : The south side and profile of the 9th Century cross. Looking carefully, on this side only can traces of interlace be seen. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Mary (Rolleston on Dove)
St Mary (Rolleston on Dove) submitted by TimPrevett : The side of the 9th Century cross facing the church. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Mary (Rolleston on Dove)
St Mary (Rolleston on Dove) submitted by TimPrevett : The outward face of the 9th Century cross head at Rolleston. Best visited later in the day when the sun has swung around to the west, where it is situated. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SK2327 : Medieval cross, Rolleston by Alan Murray-Rust
by Alan Murray-Rust
©2014(licence)
SK2327 : Church of St Mary, Rolleston by Alan Murray-Rust
by Alan Murray-Rust
©2014(licence)
SK2327 : Church of St Mary, Rolleston by Alan Murray-Rust
by Alan Murray-Rust
©2014(licence)
SK2327 : St. Mary's Church Rolleston on Dove by Malcolm Neal
by Malcolm Neal
©2018(licence)
SK2327 : Church of St Mary, Rolleston by Alan Murray-Rust
by Alan Murray-Rust
©2014(licence)

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Re: St Mary (Rolleston on Dove) by Anonymous on Wednesday, 05 April 2017
Danish in origin, discovered under the floor of the church in the doorway.
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