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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Sanctuary Stone (Greystoke)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.329 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cumbria Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Penrith Nearest Village: Greystoke
Map Ref: NY4433530785
Latitude: 54.669048N Longitude: 2.864607W
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
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| 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 |
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Anne T visited on 27th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Greystoke Sanctuary Stone: We didn't know this stone was here until I read the church guide book as we walked around the church. There is also a plaque stone somewhere, but we'd almost run out of time today. This stone was disappointing, as it wasn't visible underneath a dense covering of nettles and weeds. I'm now kicking myself for not asking at the swimming pool reception a few metres away if it was possible to pull a few of these away to take a closer look. There was a photograph of the cleared enclosure on the Old Cumbria Gazetteer.
This sanctuary stone is mentioned in the short guide book for St Andrew's Church: "The Story of St. Andrew's Greystoke", which is available (price £1) from the church: "A Sanctuary Stone is preserved behind an iron grille in the wall by the swimming pool (outdoor, heated!) on the Church Road. This once marked the point behind which fugitives from the law could claim sanctuary".
Nothing was visible of this stone at the time of our visit as it was covered with nettles and weeds, with little access to remove them. A photograph of the stone on the Old Cumbria Gazetteer website (see Sanctuary Stone Greystoke Parish, shows the stone in a clear railed enclosure, lying almost flat to its modern concrete setting.
The Gazetteer tells us the stone used to be located on Church Causeway, near the bridge. "The blue whinstone has a hatchet inscribed on it, pointing towards the church".
On the back wall of the enclosure is a modern slab with the inscription: "This sanctuary stone which lay formerly in the pathway ten feet to the south of its present position was moved thence for its protection in Nov 1908 and was finally placed here in Dec 27 1909.
The church of Greystoke nearby is a large, imposing building, first recorded in 1255, when it was "second only in that respect to the Cathedral" (of Carlisle).
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