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<< Our Photo Pages >> Doulting Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Somerset

Submitted by dooclay on Saturday, 23 August 2025  Page Views: 541

Early MedievalSite Name: Doulting Cross
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.6 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Ancient Cross
 Nearest Village: Doulting
Map Ref: ST6461443152
Latitude: 51.186491N  Longitude: 2.507692W
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.
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.
5 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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Doulting Cross
Doulting Cross submitted by dooclay : In grounds of Church of St. Aldhelm, Church Lane, Doulting (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Somerset

Source: Somerset HER, 'Churchyard cross. C15. Dressed stone. Base of 4 octagonal steps, square socket with detached angle shafts, moulded weather-drip, fillet, each face with the Emblems of the Passion. Square shaft, tapering, angle-shafts, base of calvary, remainder missing'.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST6443 : St Aldhelm's Cross by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
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ST6443 : Doulting cross by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
©2020(licence)
ST6443 : A cross on the cross by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
©2020(licence)
ST6443 : Churchyard cross, Church of St. Aldelm by Maigheach-gheal
by Maigheach-gheal
©2010(licence)
ST6443 : St. Aldhelm&#8217;s parish church, Doulting, Somerset by Kerryn
by Kerryn
©2009(licence)

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