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<< Our Photo Pages >> Crossall Hill (South Queensferry) - Ancient Cross in Scotland

Submitted by Anne T on Wednesday, 14 November 2018  Page Views: 1973

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Crossall Hill (South Queensferry) Alternative Name: Leuchold Gate (South Queensferry)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.575 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: South Queensferry
Map Ref: NT14907791
Latitude: 55.986585N  Longitude: 3.3656W
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
2 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
0No data.
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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Crossall Hill (South Queensferry)
Crossall Hill (South Queensferry) submitted by Anne T : The location of the cross showing the steep drop down to the B924 below. As this cross used to give pilgrims their first view of Dunfermline Abbey on the other side of the Forth, the old route must have passed very close by. The modern road appears to have been blasted out of the rock, leaving small cliffs on either side of the road at this point. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Scotland

The remains of this ancient cross are recorded as Canmore ID 50492, where it was described in 1899 as: "This is a plain square cross-base with a hollow socket 0.37m square and 0.23m deep. It is set on a larger sandstone plinth, which is assumed to be relatively modern."

By 1968, further archaeological notes had been added which read: "Only the socket-stone remains of the cross which stood here. It measures 3 1/2' x 3 1/4', with its corners roughly bevelled, and in its centre is a 15" square socket, 10" deep. This stone is embedded in a modern sandstone base, 5 1/4' square, and in the socket there is a loose stone, which does not appear to have formed part of the original monument. It is commonly assumed that this cross marked the spot that gave pilgrims their first sight of Dunfermline Abbey."

The Canmore entry includes a drawing of the cross from 1860, when it was first discovered and photographs from 1927. At the time of our visit, we could see the socket stone with a small portion of cross shaft protruding. If there was a larger base underneath, as shown on the old photographs, it was well hidden by soil and turf.

The only way we could find to access this cross base was to park on the north side of the B924 Forth Valley Road, where the pavement widened at about NT 15101 77802 and walk north west along the road to the gate into the field at NT 15043 77827. From here we walked 100 metres or so to the northern edge of the field, then had to clamber over a double barbed wire fence. The cross base is just up the slope of this wooded area, overlooking the road. The modern road has obviously been blasted out of the rock, leaving small cliffs on either side of the road. We presumed that if this cross gave pilgrims their first sight of Dunfermline Abbey, at the other side of the Forth, the old track used to run right by the cross. Today, there is just a drop of 3-4m to the B924 below.
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Crossall Hill (South Queensferry)
Crossall Hill (South Queensferry) submitted by Anne T : A (blurred, sorry) attempt to show the location of the cross from the other side of the B924. It is visible (just) amongst the stumps of trees, tree branches and turf. It sits on top of a small hill, so would have been very visible from all around, especially from South Queensferry. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Crossall Hill (South Queensferry)
Crossall Hill (South Queensferry) submitted by Anne T : First sight of the Crossall Hill cross base and portion of cross shaft. The larger, modern sandstone base that we later saw on the Canmore record must have been buried under the turf, as only the socket stone and a small portion of shaft remains visible. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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