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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wraxhall Churchyard Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Somerset

Submitted by dooclay on Tuesday, 27 June 2023  Page Views: 208

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Wraxhall Churchyard Cross
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.536 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Ancient Cross
 Nearest Village: Wraxhall
Map Ref: ST4902371945
Latitude: 51.444189N  Longitude: 2.734882W
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
3 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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Wraxhall Churchyard Cross
Wraxhall Churchyard Cross submitted by dooclay : c15 base & shaft (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Somerset

Source: North Somerset KYP: Churchyard cross. C15, restored 1893, Ashlar octagonal base of 4 steps. The shaft has a square base set on an octagon; bases of pinnacles set on the corners. Tapering octagonal shaft with a restored head.
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ST4971 : Wraxall's cross by Neil Owen
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ST4971 : All Saints' south porch by Neil Owen
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ST4971 : All Saints, Wraxall by Richard Law
by Richard Law
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ST4971 : All Saints, Wraxall: porch notice board by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
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ST4971 : All Saints, Wraxall: font by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
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 1.5km W 260° Whirley Pool* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST475717)
 3.0km E 90° Wraxall Camp* Ancient Village or Settlement (ST52057193)
 3.1km SSE 147° Flax Bourton Ancient Cross* Ancient Cross (ST5066269369)
 3.1km SW 229° Nailsea Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (ST4660869917)
 3.3km NNE 15° Conygar Hillfort Hillfort (ST49897509)
 3.3km W 260° Tickenham Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (ST4576771428)
 3.6km W 277° Cadbury Camp* Hillfort (ST45427245)
 3.6km S 175° Backwell Church Cross* Ancient Cross (ST4931268323)
 3.7km NNE 19° Portbury* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST50277538)
 3.9km S 174° Backwell Hillfort Hillfort (ST49406805)
 3.9km S 176° Backwell Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter (ST49246801)
 4.3km SSW 213° Chelvey Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (ST4662368354)
 4.4km ENE 74° Snake's Well and Spring* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST53287308)
 4.7km NNW 329° Portishead Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (ST4662476000)
 4.8km NW 322° St Mary's Well (Portishead)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST46127575)
 5.0km SSW 194° Tap's Combe Camp* Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (ST47796708)
 5.0km S 191° Chelvey Batch Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement (ST480670)
 5.3km W 272° Tickenham Court Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (ST43697219)
 5.3km SE 128° Fairy Well (Barrow Gurney) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST532686)
 5.7km NNW 338° West Hill Fort, Portishead* Hillfort (ST46967726)
 5.8km ENE 69° Abbots Leigh Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (ST5445274007)
 5.8km NNW 341° Eastwood Fort, Portishead* Hillfort (ST47157745)
 6.2km NNW 335° Battery Point* Modern Stone Circle etc (ST46437756)
 6.4km WNW 286° Walton-in-Gordano Banjo Enclosure* Misc. Earthwork (ST42847373)
 6.4km E 99° Long Ashton Cross* Ancient Cross (ST5539070910)
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