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<< Our Photo Pages >> Catterall Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Lancashire

Submitted by cactus_chris on Tuesday, 08 November 2022  Page Views: 300

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Catterall Cross
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.358 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Lancashire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Garstang  Nearest Village: Catterall
Map Ref: SD4920242700
Latitude: 53.877996N  Longitude: 2.774167W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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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cactus_chris visited on 11th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 This is by the busy A6 road and parking is only available on the opposite side of the road.

Catterall Cross
Catterall Cross submitted by cactus_chris : 20220811--Catterall Cross, Catterall, Lancashire (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Lancashire

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The base is Medieval, and is a large misshaped block. Into this has been set a modern shaft.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SD4942 : Catterall Cross by Peter Worrell
by Peter Worrell
©2011(licence)
SD4942 : Tanyard Road by Karl and Ali
by Karl and Ali
©2018(licence)
SD4942 : Entering Catterall Gates Lane by Peter Bond
by Peter Bond
©2010(licence)
SD4942 : The A6 near Catterall by David Purchase
by David Purchase
©2012(licence)
SD4942 : Cock Robin Lane, Catterall by David Medcalf
by David Medcalf
©2006(licence)

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