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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cross (near Swithland) - Ancient Cross in England in Leicestershire and Rutland

Submitted by flannel on Monday, 04 January 2021  Page Views: 714

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Cross (near Swithland)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.8 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Loughborough  Nearest Village: Swithland
Map Ref: SK557126
Latitude: 52.708208N  Longitude: 1.177026W
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
4 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.
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
4

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Cross (near Swithland)
Cross (near Swithland) submitted by flannel : Taken from the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Leicestershire and Rutland

Cross is marked on the 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 OS maps but is on private land. It can be seen from the road and the church grounds. I recommend binoculars.
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Cross (near Swithland)
Cross (near Swithland) submitted by flannel : Taken 2/1/2020 from the church graveyard. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SK5512 : Bluebells at Hall Farm in Swithland by Mat Fascione
by Mat Fascione
©2017(licence)
SK5512 : St Leonards, Swithland by Alan Simkins
by Alan Simkins
©2005(licence)
SK5512 : Hall Farm by Jeff Tomlinson
by Jeff Tomlinson
©2008(licence)
SK5512 : Hall Farm, Swithland by Mat Fascione
by Mat Fascione
©2007(licence)
SK5512 : Hall Farm in Swithland by Mat Fascione
by Mat Fascione
©2020(licence)

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Re: Cross (near Swithland) by flannel on Sunday, 10 January 2021
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According to the entry on Pastscape, the cross is medieval (circa 1292) and was moved from nearby Mountsorrel village in the 18th century.
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