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Submitted by TimPrevett on Friday, 24 November 2006  Page Views: 7046

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Sancreed Church
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Cross
 Nearest Village: Sancreed
Map Ref: SW4202229349
Latitude: 50.108059N  Longitude: 5.609426W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
5

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Catrinm visited on 16th Feb 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Some lovely ancient crosses

bat400 visited on 1st Aug 1985 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5

lucasn visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

cazzyjane have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 5

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by TimPrevett : The cross further out from the porch at Sancreed Church. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Three wheel - headed crosses and two larger uprights can be found within this churchyard.

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Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by TimPrevett : Portal contributor kengelma with one of the several crosses in Sancreed Churchyard. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sancreed Church submitted by Catrinm : One of the crosses - pretty stonework. If anyone can date them please comment (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup : Sancreed Church cross found just to the South of the church. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Stonefly : The reverse of Anjarden Cross, previously described as "overlooking the lane". This was moved here from the nearby hamlet of Anjarden. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by TimPrevett : The cross further out from the porch at Sancreed Church.

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup : The cross by the lane on the churchyard wall, It's found to the South of the church, This photo was taken from the lane.

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup : The cross by the lane on the churchyard wall, It's found to the South of the church, This photo was taken from the churchyard.

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup : The cross found to the South East of the church

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup : The cross found just to the South of the church, As you can see from the older photographs this cross has been straightened and cleared around it's bottom

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup : The cross just to the East of the church porch

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup : The cross at the West entrance to the churchyard

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Sancreed Church submitted by Bladup

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Antonine : 2009

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Antonine

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Antonine

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Antonine

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Antonine

Sancreed Church
Sancreed Church submitted by Antonine

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