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<< Our Photo Pages >> Iron Acton Churchyard Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by dooclay on Thursday, 29 June 2023  Page Views: 252

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Iron Acton Churchyard Cross
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Ancient Cross
 Nearest Village: Iron Acton
Map Ref: ST6807583467
Latitude: 51.549183N  Longitude: 2.461807W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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
5

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Iron Acton Churchyard Cross
Iron Acton Churchyard Cross submitted by dooclay : Illuminated by bike light (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Gloucestershire

Source: Historic England: see Historic England List ID 1220176.
The standing or preaching cross survives as a free-standing and rather elaborate stone-built structure with two octagonal steps supporting an octagonal plinth with four corner buttressed columns beneath an arched decorated canopy, above which is a decorated shaft. The decorated canopy has eight shields and emblems of the Passion and the Poyats of Acton impaling Fitz-Nichol which attests to its 15th century origin. The head is missing. Between the columns on three sides are pierced tracery panels which make this a striking and ornate structure.
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Iron Acton Churchyard Cross
Iron Acton Churchyard Cross submitted by dooclay : At dusk in the Churchyard (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST6883 : Eastern end of High Street, Iron Acton by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2017(licence)
ST6883 : Cross in the grounds of St James the Less by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
©2019(licence)
ST6883 : The top of the cross by St James the Less by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
©2019(licence)
ST6883 : Churchyard of St James the Less, Iron Acton by Vieve Forward
by Vieve Forward
©2022(licence)
ST6883 : Footpath through tunnel, Iron Acton by Toby
by Toby
©2007(licence)

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