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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Olešná Propitiatory cross Alternative Name: Smírčí kříž OlešnáCountry: Czech Republic Region: Bohemia Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Písek Nearest Village: Olešná
Latitude: 49.347781N Longitude: 14.309811E
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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Medieval propitiatory stone cross in front of the house of nr. 1 in Olešná village.
Small cross has 65 cm in height and one arm is missing. Traces of white painting are visible, because this little monument used to serve as a road bollard some while..
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