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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Portishead Churchyard CrossCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.647 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Somerset Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Village: Portishead
Map Ref: ST4662476000
Latitude: 51.480424N Longitude: 2.77001W
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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Source: Historic England
Late Medieval. Octagonal high stepped base; octagonal shaft with square base and restored cross-head with carved panels in C20. A good and substantial surviver of this type.
See Historic England List ID 1291083 for the listing for this cross.
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