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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Font Stone (Dryburgh) Alternative Name: Dryburgh Cross BaseCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.92 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Scottish Borders Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Dryburgh Nearest Village: Bemersyde
Map Ref: NT59543258
Latitude: 55.585172N Longitude: 2.643419W
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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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Anne T visited on 24th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 The Font Stone, Dyburgh (Cross Base): Sited on a corner of the B6356, it is a miracle that this cross base is still in one piece, being located so close to the road.
From Mertoun Kirk, we followed the B6356, turning right before reaching Dryburgh along a minor road signposted to Bemersyde, where the stone is located some 270 metres along the road on a slight right hand bend.
It is largely hidden by grass at the right hand side of the road as you head up to Bemersyde. There is a layby just before the stone, where we pulled in to photograph the stone. Note: this is a busy road, so be careful of traffic.
As we were very near the Scott’s View Geological Indicator and the Wallace Monument, whilst there was still light, we decided to go on and take a look.
This cross base is recorded as Canmore ID 55682, which contains an entry from 1908: "The plinth or socket-stone of a cross is situated on the E side of the road between Dryburgh and Bemersyde (b6356), at the top of the Redbraes. It is 2ft square and 2ft high, with a hollow 1ft square and from 7 to 8ins deep in the centre of the upper surface." A further entry adds that: "The socket stone appears in a passing reference by Sir David Erskine in 1836 as 'the old font stone'."
The cross base is sited just below the brow of a hill, with views to some enigmatic hills in the far distance to the west.
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