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Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 30 December 2003  Page Views: 10857

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stump Cross (Mereclough)
Country: England County: Lancashire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
 Nearest Village: Mereclough
Map Ref: SD8781130029  Landranger Map Number: 103
Latitude: 53.766463N  Longitude: 2.186392W
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.
3 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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Stump Cross (Mereclough)
Stump Cross (Mereclough) submitted by Vicky : Stump Cross, possible Bronze Age standing stone, Mereclough, near Burnley, Lancashire This stone, today known as ‘stump cross’ stands by the side of the road in Mereclough at NGR: SD87883018, close to the site of the Mosley Height stone circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Lancashire

Stump Cross is a possible Bronze Age standing stone at Mereclough, near Burnley. This stone, stands by the side of the road in Mereclough at NGR: SD 87811 30029, close to the site of the Mosley Height stone circle.

This cross is Grade II listed - see Historic England List ID 1072633, which tells us the Stump Cross is on the north side of the road, and is one of the five guidestones which marked the line of the Long Causeway. HE dates it to "probably late medieval" and describe it as a "large, roughly-hewn upright set against a later dry stone wall, the relatively smooth front face crudely inscribed STUMP near the bottom".

The cross is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 45347, which classifies this as a medieval wayside cross, adding that a "portion of the shaft five feet high is all that remains".

The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for the Stump Cross, Near Mereclough, Lancashire, which includes photographs, a description, directions for finding this site and a list of reference sources for more information. The Journal adds: "The thinking is that it was originally a Bronze-Age standing stone that had stood on the moors, or it had came from a nearby stone circle? In more recent times, however, it seems to have been chopped down to its current height for it to become a marker stone or guide post, and then brought in to use as a wayside cross; there are other crosses close to the Long Causeway, which is a medieval trackway linking the towns of Burnley, Todmorden and Hebden Bridge".
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Stump Cross (Mereclough)
Stump Cross (Mereclough) submitted by DavidRaven : Beware if you visit it - it's right by the side of the road, at the top of a hill, on a slight bend! Great views though! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stump Cross (Mereclough)
Stump Cross (Mereclough) submitted by DavidRaven : The words 'Stump Cross' are just visible at the base of the stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SD8730 : Old Wayside Cross by Tina Maestri
by Tina Maestri
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SD8730 : Stump Cross, Long Causeway by Peter Worrell
by Peter Worrell
©2008(licence)
SD8730 : The Long Causeway at Stump Cross by Kevin Waterhouse
by Kevin Waterhouse
©2022(licence)
SD8729 : Countryside near Over Town by Chris Heaton
by Chris Heaton
©2013(licence)
SD8729 : The Long Causeway by JThomas
by JThomas
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