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<< Other Photo Pages >> Castle Hill Cross - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in England in Cornwall

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 11 August 2009  Page Views: 3105

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Castle Hill Cross
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone

Map Ref: SX0785567542
Latitude: 50.476126N  Longitude: 4.709383W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Cornwall

A mutilated wheel head cross now stands on an open grassy space
at a road junction near the top of Castle Hill.

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Castle Hill Cross submitted by Bladup : Castle Hill Cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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