<< Text Pages >> Reys Cross (Stainmore) - Ancient Cross in England in County Durham
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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Reys Cross (Stainmore)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.622 km away from the location you searched for.
County: County Durham Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Barnard Castle Nearest Village: Bowes / Old Spital
Map Ref: NY9047012284
Latitude: 54.505779N Longitude: 2.148683W
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paulxtr visited on 27th Mar 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 This monument is more properly known as the 'Rey Cross' (or occasionally 'Rere Cross'). The cross was originally located approximately 500 metres due west of its current position at the summit of the road within the Roman Marching Camp. In August 1990 the cross was lifted from its original position and moved to the Bowes Museum to keep it safe while the A66 was dualled. It was placed in its current position in 1992.
Sited just to the east of Rey Cross Roman Temporary Camp and signal station and prehistoric stone circle (now bisected by the A66), this cross is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1016467 and recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 876746, where it is sited close to the ancient county boundary of (now) Cumbria and County Durham.
Historic England tells us the cross is located near the highest point of Stainmore and consists of a weathered sandstone cross shaft and base. "The rectangular cross base measures 0.6m by 0.7m and is 0.4m deep. The shaft stands 0.68m high and is 0.29m by 0.26m thick at its base. The top of the shaft has slightly rounded edges and the top of each face thickens slightly." The cross was moved to its current position in 1990, having originally been south of the A66, and the HE entry adds: "Documents also show that in 1258 the cross served as a boundary marker for the Diocese of Glasgow".
The Journal of Antiquities also features an entry for this cross as part of its page for Rey Cross Roman Camp, Stainmore, Cumbria; scroll down the page for background information, a photograph and sources of more information.
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