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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lady St Mary (Wareham) - Ancient Cross in England in Dorset

Submitted by TimPrevett on Wednesday, 27 April 2005  Page Views: 10183

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Lady St Mary (Wareham) Alternative Name: Wareham Parish Church
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.049 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dorset Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Wareham
Map Ref: SY92498719
Latitude: 50.684315N  Longitude: 2.107667W
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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Lady St Mary (Wareham)
Lady St Mary (Wareham) submitted by TimPrevett : Showing the overall collection of historic stones within the church of Lady St Mary. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Dorset

Saxon Cross fragments and incised stones within the Parish church.

A 7-8th Century Memorial Stone
The inscription is cut into the flat surface of a block and reads:- CATGUG. C...
FI]LIUS GIDEO
This means Catgug son of Gideon, in Modern Welsh, it would be 'Cadogan'.

An 8th-9th Century Memorial Stone reading:-
GONGORIE
in Modern Welsh, Gongor.

An 8th Century Memorial stone (photo self explanatory)

Four Stone Cross Fragments

An 11th Century Font

and many later stones, too.

See Peter Knight's "Ancient Stones of Dorset" pages 100-102

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Lady St Mary (Wareham)
Lady St Mary (Wareham) submitted by TimPrevett : Two parts of a Saxon Cross shaft, with information. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lady St Mary (Wareham)
Lady St Mary (Wareham) submitted by TimPrevett : An 11th Century Font among the stones collection. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lady St Mary (Wareham)
Lady St Mary (Wareham) submitted by TimPrevett : Two saxon cross fragments, with information. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lady St Mary (Wareham)
Lady St Mary (Wareham) submitted by TimPrevett : Another memorial stone, with sign. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lady St Mary (Wareham)
Lady St Mary (Wareham) submitted by TimPrevett : A memorial stone, with self explanatory sign, complete with *C...* word.

Lady St Mary (Wareham)
Lady St Mary (Wareham) submitted by TimPrevett : An 8th-9th Century Memorial Stone reading:- GONGORIE in Modern Welsh, Gongor.

Lady St Mary (Wareham)
Lady St Mary (Wareham) submitted by TimPrevett : An inscribed 7-8th Century Memorial Stone, near the pulpit The inscription is cut into the flat surface of a block and reads:- CATGUG. C... FI]LIUS GIDEO This means Catgug son of Gideon, in Modern Welsh, it would be 'Cadogan'.

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