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The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archaeology

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Submitted by Anne T on Thursday, 29 August 2019  Page Views: 1208

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Wetheral Village Cross
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Brampton / Carlisle  Nearest Village: Wetheral
Map Ref: NY4665954370
Latitude: 54.881224N  Longitude: 2.832922W
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.
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
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Anne T visited on 27th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Wetheral Village Cross: a very pretty village. The steps and shaft of this cross are relatively modern, erected sometime between 1838 to 1844. The head of the cross is much weathered and appears older than the rest of the cross, although neither Pastscape nor Historic England mention this. The cross is less than 150m to the west of the church and the River Eden. At the church, there is the remains of an Anglo Saxon cross shaft.

Wetheral Village Cross
Wetheral Village Cross submitted by Anne T : Standing just to the south east of the cross, looking north west towards the main part of the village, over the B6263 Steele's Bank. The cross head appears far older than the 'modern' shaft and steps. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Cumbria

This village cross is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 11518 and Historic England List ID 1323117.

Historic England tells us "this is not a market cross as Wetheral was not a market town". What is known is that the cross replaced a maypole on the village green in around 1838 to 1844, after the Enclosure Act of 1808. The shaft was placed on steps which were made in 1814.

Whilst the steps and shaft of the cross are relatively modern, the head of the cross is significantly more weathered than the rest of the structure. Pastscape tells us this cross "(may) possibly (be erected) on the site of a Medieval cross", although they add that there are 'no incorporated medieval remains'.

The cross sits high above the road at the south eastern end of the village green. Whilst parking is not allowed on the B6263 (Steele's Bank), parking is available along the side of the Green to the east of the cross. From the mid-point to the northern end of the village green, the slope onto the green is far less, allowing easy access to walk south towards the cross.

The cross is less than 150m uphill (west) from the church and the River Eden.
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Wetheral Village Cross
Wetheral Village Cross submitted by Anne T : The head of the cross appears to be much more weathered than the rest of the cross, as the join between the 1838/1844 cross shaft and the head illustrates. The steps and cross replaced a maypole, originally located at the centre of the village green, although Pastscape tells us its current location may be the site of a medieval cross, now long gone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wetheral Village Cross
Wetheral Village Cross submitted by Anne T : Looking across the cross to the east, where a 'dead-end' lane runs downhill to the church and the River Eden. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wetheral Village Cross
Wetheral Village Cross submitted by Anne T : The cross, thought to be on the site of a medieval cross (the church is less than 150m down the hill to the east, near the River Eden), is still the centre of village life. I was lucky to get this photo of the cross without people sitting on the bench (although the amount of rubbish around testifies to its use). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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