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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Truro Cathedral Celtic Cross Alternative Name: High Cross Cross, Truro High Cross CrossCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Truro
Map Ref: SW825449
Latitude: 50.263931N Longitude: 5.053128W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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This ancient Celtic cross was 'recently' unearthed during a development project in Truro city centre, and restored, and placed where it stands today.
There was very little online info on the cross.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Cross,_Truro
The website quote reads:
"At the edge of the square near Pydar Street, there is an ancient Celtic cross, recently unearthed during a development project in the city. It was then restored and displayed at High Cross, where it previously stood in the city's earlier years."
("High Cross is the name of a cobbled plaza in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom, in front of the west face of Truro Cathedral. It is at the junction of Pydar Street, King Street, and St Mary's Street.")
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