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<< Our Photo Pages >> Font Stone (Dryburgh) - Ancient Cross in Scotland in Scottish Borders

Submitted by Anne T on Saturday, 07 October 2017  Page Views: 1451

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Font Stone (Dryburgh) Alternative Name: Dryburgh Cross Base
Country: 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
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.
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
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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.

Font Stone (Dryburgh)
Font Stone (Dryburgh) submitted by Anne T : The Dryburgh Font Stone, showing its very close location to the side of the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Scottish Borders

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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Font Stone (Dryburgh)
Font Stone (Dryburgh) submitted by Anne T : Standing in the shrubbery almost behind the cross base, looking west at the hills rising in the far distance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Font Stone (Dryburgh)
Font Stone (Dryburgh) submitted by Anne T : Close up of the large socket hole in this cross base - presumably this gives it its name of 'the font stone'. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Font Stone (Dryburgh)
Font Stone (Dryburgh) submitted by Anne T : Close up of the side of the Font Stone as it sits by the side of the road. It looks as if it has been clipped by tractors/cars a few times, as it is barely visible in the grass at this time of year. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NT5932 : Ancient Cross Site by Mary and Angus Hogg
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NT5932 : An Ancient Cross by Mary and Angus Hogg
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NT5932 : Pasture fields by Walter Baxter
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NT5932 : Winter Trees by the road to Bemersyde by Walter Baxter
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©2013(licence)
NT5932 : Snow-covered farmland at Dryburgh by Walter Baxter
by Walter Baxter
©2013(licence)

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