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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cleatlam Wayside Cross - Ancient Cross in England in County Durham

Submitted by Anne T on Monday, 02 July 2018  Page Views: 1218

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Cleatlam Wayside Cross
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.154 km away from the location you searched for.

County: County Durham Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Cleatlam  Nearest Village: Barnard Castle
Map Ref: NZ1189318683
Latitude: 54.563241N  Longitude: 1.817592W
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Anne T visited on 1st Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Cleatlam Wayside Cross, County Durham: This tiny village is picturesque, with large houses and farms on either side of the minor road through the village. The cross base wasn't easy to spot, hidden behind trees in a temporarily fenced off area of land, which looked like it used to be the old village green. Sited just to the north of a wooden bench, the remains of this cross base is very odd. At first view, it looks to be a square block of stone split into two, but closer inspection reveals it is two separate pieces of stone embedded into the ground, with a smaller block placed on top. Both Pastscape and HE say there is no socket hole, so presumably the cross would have been quite low and stood directly on top of this slab. One of the strangest cross bases I've seen. In the field opposite, there are some interesting lumps and bumps, with a hollow way running almost parallel to the modern stone wall. Several housing/building platforms can be made out in the field. Pastscape attributes these earthworks to 'village shrinkage'.

Cleatlam Wayside Cross
Cleatlam Wayside Cross submitted by Anne T : First view of the cross base, approaching from the north and the minor road through the village. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in County Durham

Located on the old village green, the remains of this cross base are recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 21840 and Historic England List ID 1121097.

Pastscape describes the bsase as 'consisting of two stone slabs, embedded in the ground, measuring 1.0m square and 0.1m high. Resting on them is a loose stone block 0.5m square and 0.3m high. There is no socket hole in it. The cross shaft is missing. Probably the remains of a wayside cross'.

This grade II list stone base is considered by Historic England to be medieval, although possibly the remains of a village cross.

Nearby, just to the east, sits a modern cross, which has no plaque or information recorded on or near it to explain its purpose.

In the field to the north of the road through the village, there are earthworks, also recorded as Pastscape Monument 21855, which records these as 'village shrinkage', including a couple of housing platforms and a hollow way.
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Cleatlam Wayside Cross
Cleatlam Wayside Cross submitted by Anne T : The cross base from the side, looking eastwards. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cleatlam Wayside Cross
Cleatlam Wayside Cross submitted by Anne T : Seen from the side, this small cross base is described by Pastscape as being two stone slabs embedded in the ground. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cleatlam Wayside Cross
Cleatlam Wayside Cross submitted by Anne T : The cross base viewed from the top. As there is no socket hole, the cross must have been reasonably small and been placed on top of the now split stone base block. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cleatlam Wayside Cross
Cleatlam Wayside Cross submitted by Anne T : Getting closer, the cross base looks like a larger block split in two, with a square stone placed on top. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cleatlam Wayside Cross
Cleatlam Wayside Cross submitted by Anne T : This modern stone cross sits just to the east of the cross base. There are no signs or information boards explaining who/what this is for. It sits on what looks like the old village green, in a very picturesque setting.

Cleatlam Wayside Cross
Cleatlam Wayside Cross submitted by Anne T : The 'village shrinkage' earthworks, at NZ 1184 1874, on the other side of the road through Cleatlam village. The hollow way runs more or less parallel to the modern stone wall, and a couple of housing platforms can be clearly seen in the field.

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