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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Old Market Cross (Sedbergh)Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Kendal Nearest Village: Sedbergh
Map Ref: SD657921
Latitude: 54.323317N Longitude: 2.528853W
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Cross in Cumbria
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) tells us that this market cross used to stand outside St. Andrew's Church in Sedbergh - see their entry for Old Market Cross, Sedbergh, Cumbria.
TNA quote from a report by AE Platt from 1876: "there was a cross standing in the Market Place adjoining the churchyard on the north, but the last remains of it, and the stone steps it stood on, were taken away some years since by private persons, and may now be seen used as gateposts to a farmyard, some ten miles from their original position."
Does anyone know what has become of this old cross?
Note: Does anyone in and around Sedbergh know what happened to this old cross and the steps on which it stood? Please let us know any comments or information which might help - thanks!
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