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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Oswald (Ashbourne) - Ancient Cross in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Friday, 11 May 2007  Page Views: 3901

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Oswald (Ashbourne)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.843 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Derbyshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Ashbourne
Map Ref: SK1765546480
Latitude: 53.015335N  Longitude: 1.73829W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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 Oswald (Ashbourne)
St Oswald (Ashbourne) submitted by TimPrevett : Two of the sides of the Anglo Saxon cross fragment between tombs in the Boothby Chapel. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Derbyshire

A fragment of the upper part of an Anglo Saxon cross in the interior of the church.
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St Oswald (Ashbourne)
St Oswald (Ashbourne) submitted by TimPrevett : High high up on a ledge in the Boothby Chapel, I spotted this fragment of a wheeled cross. Photograph taken at arms full height above head, on zoom... Reminds me of the Culbone Cross http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4129 St Non's Chapel http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6975 and Capel Uchaf cross http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=16580 so could... (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Oswald (Ashbourne)
St Oswald (Ashbourne) submitted by TimPrevett : The more worn side of the Anglo Saxon cross fragment, showing an animal. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Oswald (Ashbourne)
St Oswald (Ashbourne) submitted by TimPrevett : The other side of the cross fragment, clearly showing interlace. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SK1746 : Late Spring at St. Oswald's Church by Malcolm Neal
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SK1746 : Gatepost detail, St Oswald's School, Ashbourne by David Smith
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SK1746 : Church of St Oswald, Ashbourne by Alan Murray-Rust
by Alan Murray-Rust
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