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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ulgham Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Northumberland

Submitted by Anne T on Monday, 17 September 2018  Page Views: 1409

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Ulgham Cross Alternative Name: Ulgham Village Cross
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 6.6 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Northumberland Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Morpeth / Ashington  Nearest Village: Ulgham
Map Ref: NZ2321892308
Latitude: 55.224455N  Longitude: 1.636553W
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:
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3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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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
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Anne T visited on 16th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Ulgham Cross, Near Ashington, Northumberland: From Newbeggin By The Sea, we headed inland to try and find this cross, which we thought was near the church. In typical Tate fashion, we'd arrived when there was a Sculpture Show at the Church; as they were charging to go in, we declined, and set off to find this cross, which is around 320m WSW of the church of St John The Baptist. The photographs we'd seen of the cross had black painted iron railings in front of it, and we were temporarily confused as these have now been removed. This cross is located just west of the junction of Ulgham Lane with the B1337, in front of two modern bungalows. With the railings no longer in place, I walked up the four steps and had a look at the back of the cross. It looks as if it’s had a hard life and has numerous holes and weathering. It looked to my untrained eye as if it might have been a repurposed standing stone. Much to the amusement of the passing traffic, I darted in and out of the road to try and get the best photographs I could, as the sunlight behind the cross was dazzling.

Ulgham Cross
Ulgham Cross submitted by Anne T : The Ulgham Cross, which is set in a recess in the roadside wall, near to the junction of the B1337 and Ulgham Lane. It has an overall height of 3m, the plain (but weathered) cross shaft standing on four very old stone steps, which look as if they used to belong to an old village cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Northumberland

This village cross is sited just west of the junction of Ulgham Lane with the B1337, just outside two modern bungalows, set back in a recess in the roadside wall.

Recorded as Historic England List ID 1156380 and Pastscape Monument 1399279, we are told this "plain Saxo Norman cross shaft was discovered in 1891-92 in a garden at Ulgham". It is grade II listed, and stands on top of four steps, and has an overall height of 3m.

The photographs we'd seen of this cross shaft had it placed behind iron railings, but these have been removed. A plaque, which looks as if it has been recently placed, reads: "Ulgham Village Cross. This is possibly a “preacher’s cross” erected by itinerant monks from Lindisfarne in the middle of the Village green. The head of the cross could have been broken off by Roundhead troops who patrolled the area in the 1640s.”

The Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture records this as Ulgham, adding that it is of uncertain date, as there are no diagnostic features, but it "could be as early as the eleventh century … (similar to) the boundary crosses of the North York Moors."
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Ulgham Cross
Ulgham Cross submitted by Anne T : Standing on the pavement just to the north east of the cross and its steps, looking across its northern and eastern faces. The Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture says this is similar to the boundary crosses found in the North Yorks Moors which date to the eleventh century. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ulgham Cross
Ulgham Cross submitted by Anne T : Sitting on the garden wall at the south western corner of the recess, looking at the back of the cross shaft. It reminded me more of a repurposed standing stone; the shaft was very weathered with no apparent carvings remaining. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ulgham Cross
Ulgham Cross submitted by Anne T : The plaque, which is located next to the cross, and which reads: “Ulgham Village Cross. This is possibly a “preacher’s cross” erected by itinerant monks from Lindisfarne in the middle of the Village green. The head of the cross could have been broken off by Roundhead troops who patrolled the area in the 1640s.” (Vote or comment on this photo)

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