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Submitted by Anne T on Thursday, 09 April 2015  Page Views: 4811

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Carlisle Anglo Saxon Crosses Alternative Name: Carlisle Cathedral Carlisle Cathedral Anglo Saxon Crosses
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Carlisle
Map Ref: NY39885595
Latitude: 54.894650N  Longitude: 2.938897W
Condition:
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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
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4 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
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2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Carlisle Anglo Saxon Crosses
Carlisle Anglo Saxon Crosses submitted by Anne T : This is a close up of the cross-head dating from circa AD700 and relates to the Anglian church and monastery which was on the site before the Cathedral. Going down the steps into the Treasury, it is displayed in a case on the left hand wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Crosses in Cumbria. Carlisle Cathedral was founded in 1122 by an Englishman called Athelwold who became its first prior. Made of stunning red sandstone, whilst not the largest of cathedrals, it is worth sitting inside and observing how this impressive building has settled over the years (for example, archways that are no longer rounded but compressed).

This church formerly became a cathedral in 1133 - Wikipedia tells us it was one of only four Augustinian establishments ever to be made cathedrals in England. According to the University of Durham's Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture there are the remains of five Anglo Saxon cross heads that have been found in and around the Cathedral during excavations and building work. Of these five, three are still with the Cathedral, one is in Carlisle Museum and Art Gallery and the fifth with Carlisle Archaeology Service.

Of the three in the Cathedral, we managed to find only two with the help of the Head Verger. One, dating from AD 700, is part of an inscribed cross head that was associated with the church and monastery which was on the site prior to the Cathedral. This is displayed in a case on the left hand wall of the Treasury. The second, dating from the 10th to 11th century, is part of a hammer head cross; previously held in the Fratry, it has recently been moved to the second floor of the Prior's Tower (not normally accessible to the public). The third, part of an 8th to 9th century cross head in two parts, is still with the Cathedral, but the verger was unsure where, although he had images of the pieces.

For those who visit, it is interesting to note that the Cathedral also has two runic inscriptions on its walls.
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Carlisle Anglo Saxon Crosses
Carlisle Anglo Saxon Crosses submitted by Anne T : This is part of a tenth to eleventh century hammerhead cross, now displayed on the second floor of the Prior's Tower within the Cathedral Grounds. It was previously kept in the Fratry. AS Corpus reference: Carlisle 04. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Carlisle Anglo Saxon Crosses
Carlisle Anglo Saxon Crosses submitted by Anne T : A photograph of the whole of the inscribed cross head from circa AD700 (reference AS Corpus Carlisle 01) displayed on the left hand wall of the Treasury as you come down the steps. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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