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Submitted by Anne T on Thursday, 22 July 2021  Page Views: 454

Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: St Michael's Church (Kingsland) Alternative Name: St Michael's Church (Longford)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.281 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Herefordshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Leominster  Nearest Village: Kingsland
Map Ref: SO4468461269
Latitude: 52.246807N  Longitude: 2.811628W
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.
3 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
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4 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 11th Jul 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Access: 4 St Michael's Churchyard Cross plus Motte and Bailey: This is the church my son and DIL should have been married in over a year ago, but thanks to Covid, then urgent roof replacement works, the wedding was moved to Aymestrey. Lovely church (from what we could see of it behind the scaffolding, almost Minster sized), but the cross took a little bit of spotting, as at first glance it looked just like a sundial (to be viewed from the back of a horse). A gate from the near the entrance to the churchyard leads off onto a pleasant walk towards the motte and bailey site. As we enjoyed our walk, the rain started to pelt down, so we retreated back to the car. Nice site, and a lot to see.

St Michael's Church (Kingsland)
St Michael's Church (Kingsland) submitted by Anne T : Standing nearer the church, looking south west, towards the site of Kingsland Castle (motte and bailey). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross and adjacent motte and bailey site in Herefordshire

The large, almost Minster-like, church of St Michael was first built in the 13th century, although only a few fragments of the original structure remain. The church was having its roof replaced at the time of our visit, so it was not possible to go inside, but our primary purpose was to see the churchyard cross, 15 metres south of the south, and the adjacent "Kingsland Castle".

The cross is recorded as HE List ID 1081836, and as Historic England Research Record Monument 108528. It has an octagonal socket stone with a slim, octagonal shaft rising from it which stands around 1.5m tall. On top of the shaft is the remains of a sundial with a broken gnomen. The cross stands on the south side of the church, near the south porch, which has some old and interesting carving on the wooden frame.

The adjacent Kingsland Castle (the remains of an extensive motte and bailey castle) can be reached from a footpath near the main gate into the church. The motte and part of the earthworks lie partly on private land, but can easily be seen. The motte is recorded as Historic England List ID 1007318 and as Historic England Research Record Monument No 108522.
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St Michael's Church (Kingsland)
St Michael's Church (Kingsland) submitted by Anne T : Standing just west of the public footpath at the south western end of the bailey site, looking due north. The size of this castle site is quite impressive. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Michael's Church (Kingsland)
St Michael's Church (Kingsland) submitted by Anne T : Earthworks forming the north-eastern part of the bailey. Still on private land, but standing on a small hillock at the south western part of the site, the earthworks can easily be seen, partly helped by the change in vegetation on this part of the site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Michael's Church (Kingsland)
St Michael's Church (Kingsland) submitted by Anne T : The motte of Kingsland Castle lies on private land, but it, with its surrounding moat, can be seen from the footpath which lies to its western side. The aerial photographs show a footpath which runs over the top of the motte, although this was not accessible at the time of our visit (blocked off because of building work to the church?) (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Michael's Church (Kingsland)
St Michael's Church (Kingsland) submitted by Anne T : According to the HE Research Record, the cross is 14th century, and the top of the shaft is a "later sundial", although no date has been given for this. The sundial is very worn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Michael's Church (Kingsland)
St Michael's Church (Kingsland) submitted by Anne T : The HE entry tells us the foot of the shaft has "eroded broach stops". I understood these to be curves or chamfering, but could well be wrong. The shaft has clearly been cemented into place in more recent times. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Michael's Church (Kingsland)
St Michael's Church (Kingsland) submitted by Anne T : A view of the cross looking due east.

St Michael's Church (Kingsland)
St Michael's Church (Kingsland) submitted by Anne T : Looking across the "probably 15th century" cross, with it's shaft broken off at a height of 1.5m, to the south western corner of the church (currently undergoing roof replacement).

St Michael's Church (Kingsland)
St Michael's Church (Kingsland) submitted by Anne T : Standing just SE of the cross, looking NW across to the south porch. At first glance, I thought this was just a sundial, until I checked the location and the description of the cross on Historic England.

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