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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Linton Churchyard Cross Alternative Name: St Michael & All Angels Cross, The Linton CrossCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.756 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Grassington Nearest Village: Linton-in-Craven
Map Ref: SE0053963220
Latitude: 54.064922N Longitude: 1.993257W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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In the churchyard of St Michael & All Angels Church there is the shaft of an old cross standing on a stepped base - four sizable square-shaped stones.
The original Saxon cross-shaft was stolen. It is, according to the church guide, the rough stone base that is Anglo Saxon in origin. It probably dates from the 7th or 8th century, while the shaft is medieval. A sundial used to sit on top of the shaft; this is now in the church.
The church stands on a pagan site, but in the 7th century it was Christianised by either St Wilfred or St Paulinus. There is good evidence for this because, in the field opposite, there is what could be part of a pagan stone circle. The church dates from 1150 AD and houses an interesting Norman tub font (1150) and an altar slab bearing five incised crosses. There is a green man on a roof boss.
Sadly, there used to be a brass crucifix, dating from the 9th or 10th century. This was found in 1935 in a nearby ford. It was displayed in the church, but in 1980 it was stolen and has not been recovered. Only a photo and a plaque on a pillar recall this beautiful treasure. Two nice ladies in the church, one who lives in the village, told me about the history of the church and what could be a pagan stone circle.
The church is apparently haunted by a monk who had lived at a nearby abbey.
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