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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Wraxhall Churchyard CrossCountry: 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:
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 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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