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Submitted by Anne T on Friday, 31 August 2018 Page Views: 1859
Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Cavers Cross Alternative Name: Cavers Auld KirkCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.404 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Scottish Borders Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Hawick Nearest Village: Cavers
Map Ref: NT54071564
Latitude: 55.432485N Longitude: 2.727375W
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| 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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| 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 29th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Cavers Cross, near Hawick: From the motte, we drove round to Cavers – a very nicely kept estate, with well kept verges and few places to park along the straight, narrow road by the houses. In the end, we pulled right up to the fence at the largish entrance to a field gate at NT 54235 15805, intending to run back to the car if anyone thought we were in the way.
Walking south west towards the houses (I didn’t even recognise the Auld Kirk, as its been converted into a house with large driveway), we couldn’t see anything resembling a cross. There was a lady who was painting her fence and her large dog, who barked at us and sniffed my hands. I asked her if she knew of the remains of the cross, and she said, “Yes, but it’s only small”. She showed us where it was ‘hiding’ – behind a fence and shrubs in deep shade, then behind its own wooden fence, now much broken. She gave us permission to go into the garden of the holiday cottage as there was no-one there at the time of our visit. Whilst the Canmore record mentions the base of the cross (with the metal bands much visible), nothing is mentioned about the shaft it currently holds. This is of red sandstone and shaped, although much moss-covered.
Moving a small bit of stone near the join of the shaft and the base, there is evidence of a straight cut for part of the socket hole. We didn’t’ see any dowel holes, as the surface was moss and twig covered, but then the report that mentions this is dated 1933!
The remains of this early medieval cross can be found near the Auld Kirk in the hamlet of Cavers, near Hawick. Recorded as Canmore ID 55297. Their latest entry was made in 1956, based on a visit from 1933, and tells us: "All that is left of this cross is the moulded base which lies in pieces, held together by a metal band …. less than 100 yards NNE or the church … the base is circular, measuring about 2 ft. 1 1/2 in. in diameter by 1 ft. 2 in. high, and it has evidently supported a column about 12 in. in diameter. On its upper surface there are four dowel-holes."
The cross can be viewed from the entrance to the driveway to the Auld Kirk (now a private house), and is well hidden in the shrubbery of the neighbouring holiday cottage, and has its own, now disintegrated fence to protect it from damage.
We were very kindly given permission by the owner to walk into the garden of the holiday cottage for a closer look.
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