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Submitted by Anne T on Sunday, 07 August 2016  Page Views: 1416

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Edlingham Anglo Saxon Cross Bases Alternative Name: St John The Baptist, Edlingham; Anglo Saxon Cross bases at Edlingham
Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Edlingham  Nearest Village: Alnwick
Map Ref: NU11450911
Latitude: 55.375842N  Longitude: 1.820868W
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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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
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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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Anne T visited on 23rd Jul 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Edlingham Anglo Saxon Cross Bases, Northumberland: We went to visit Edlingham Castle/Fortified Manor House nearby, not expecting to find this charming (but very squat) 11th century church (St John The Baptist). As we approached, I spotted the Anglo Saxon cross bases by the south porch, although nothing is said about these in the church guide. According to the Northumberland HER record, there is also supposed to be the remains of an 8th century cross shaft in the north east corner of the nave, although we didn't spot this during our visit (but is recorded on the AS Corpus). The location of this church is charming. Within a couple of hundred yards there is the ruined castle, with a wonderful example of a trilobe joggled lintel above the fireplace in the Solar Tower. Beyond is a viaduct from the now dismantled railway. Within easy walking distance is the cup and ring/rune marked rock at Lemmington Wood and the rock shelter at Corby Crags. Following our visit to the church and castle, we walked to Noah's Well at the eastern end of the village, just outside Demesne.

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Edlingham Anglo Saxon Cross Bases
Edlingham Anglo Saxon Cross Bases submitted by Anne T : These two cross bases sit at the south west external side of the church porch. Neither are decorated. Whilst recorded as being 8th century, the HER record queries this date, although they are similar to others of the same date. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Northumberland

Two eighth century Anglo Saxon cross base stones sit at the south west end of the porch to this 11th century church. Recorded as HER 4222 in the Northumberland Historic Environment Record, the larger stone "measures 0.5m square at the base, 0.4m square at the top and is 0.5m high". The smaller stone is 0.5m square and 0.3m high. Neither of the stones have obvious decoration.

According to this HER record there is also a small fragment of a pre-Conquest cross shaft, decorated with an interlacing foliage design. This is sited in the north east corner of the nave of the church, although we didn't find this at the time of our visit.

For those interested in church architecture, there is a very interesting barrel-vaulted south porch with round arch entrance; the threshold is formed of a 14th century grave marker which has been cut to size. The chancel arch also dates from the late 11th century.

Within a few hundred yards is the ruins of Edlingham Castle/fortified manor house with its solar tower. Also within easy walking reach is the Lemmington Wood rock art/rune stone.
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Edlingham Anglo Saxon Cross Bases
Edlingham Anglo Saxon Cross Bases submitted by Anne T : The same cross bases shown from a different angle. Shown in relation to their position by the south porch of the church. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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