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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Howick CrossCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 9.392 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Lancashire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Penwortham
Map Ref: SD5081927574
Latitude: 53.742213N Longitude: 2.747151W
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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Howick Cross is a Medieval socket with a modern restored cross placed into it. The socket is a substantial cube-shaped piece of stone, measuring some 75cm wide and 60cm tall. It rests on a stone plinth which was installed after the First World War. This bears the inscription “Howick Cross. Restored by the inhabitants to commemorate peace 1919”. The restored cross is a metre high and in good condition..
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