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Early MedievalSite Name: Cross Shaped Stone of KeveriggCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Shap
Map Ref: NY5751916849
Latitude: 54.545104N Longitude: 2.658182W
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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Anne T visited on 9th Jul 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Cross Shaped Stone of Keverigg: We went looking for the boundary stone inscribed with a cross, as marked on the modern OS map, but were unable to find it (grass too high and lots of lichen and moss on surrounding rocks to be able to make out the carved cross).
My impression of this particular stone is that it's the remnants of a quarried stone (or natural), as it lies on/near a long line of limestone pavement.
On investigation of the site attributed to the 'Cross Stone of Keverigg' not only was the carved 19thC boundary stone present, but additionally a 'cross-shaped' boulder of Shap Blue granite lay just 3m to the south.
This recumbent 'cross shaped' stone (1.0mx1.0mx0.3m) appears hand-worked to resemble a cross or boundary stone which may predate the 19thC carved small boulder nearby. The 'cross shaped' stone is surrounded by a small arc of at least 9 boulders of Shap Pink granite to the south by Trainrigg Sike Beck.
For more photographs and information see Geograph Photo 2459658 Cross Stone of Keverigg, which shows "the (cross stone) is possibly the smallest of a group of granite boulders lying by the rivulet of Trainrigg Sike. It is the closest to the dry stone wall though and is the meeting point for three parishes: Shap, Crosby Ravensworth and Sleagill". Geograph Photo 2349663 Boulders by Trainrigg Sike also shows the environs of the cross stone near Trainrigg Sike.
Little registered information exists on the age or existence of this stone other than this evidence and its record on the 1858/59 parish map: National Library of Scotland OS Map 1863 for Crosby Ravensworth; Newby; Shap Rural; Sleagill.
The cross shape of the nearby stone I found is crude - but it cannot be a coincidence that the cross stone and boundary stone are close together. I interpret it as an earlier boundary cross or meetings stone, especially with it being at the meeting point of three parishes.
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