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<< Our Photo Pages >> Long Barrow Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Wiltshire

Submitted by dooclay on Sunday, 09 October 2022  Page Views: 317

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Long Barrow Cross Alternative Name: Drinking Stone
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Ancient Cross
 Nearest Village: Winterbourne Stoke
Map Ref: SU1005441499
Latitude: 51.172644N  Longitude: 1.857569W
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
1 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.
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
5

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Long Barrow Cross
Long Barrow Cross submitted by dooclay : Base stone w/ socket for cross (Vote or comment on this photo)
Only the base/socket stone remains from this cross - in the woods immediately adjacent the Winterbourne Stoke Long Barrow.

Wiltshire Know Your Place describes it as a probable cross base of Medieval type that is 0.8m square.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SU1041 : Wilsford Cum Lake : A303 by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2020(licence)
SU0941 : Long barrow at Winterbourne Stoke by Stephen Craven
by Stephen Craven
©2015(licence)
SU1041 : A303 westbound by Alex McGregor
by Alex McGregor
©2015(licence)
SU0941 : The Longbarrow crossroads by David Howard
by David Howard
©2018(licence)
SU1041 : Farmland near Winterbourne Stoke by Andrew Smith
by Andrew Smith
©2007(licence)

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 241m NNE 29° Winterbourne Stoke* Barrow Cemetery (SU10174171)
 808m E 92° Pond Barrow and Wilsford Shaft Round Barrow(s) (SU1086441475)
 879m N 360° North of Winterbourne Stoke Crossroads* Barrow Cemetery (SU1004742378)
 1.3km N 2° Stonehenge Visitor Centre* Museum (SU101428)
 1.4km ESE 108° Normanton Down Long Barrow* Long Barrow (SU1141341071)
 1.5km E 80° North of Normanton Gorse Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SU1154441754)
 1.5km SSE 147° Lake Barrow Cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (SU109402)
 1.6km E 99° Bush Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU11644126)
 1.6km NNE 31° Amesbury Cursus (W)* Cursus (SU109429)
 1.7km NE 41° Fargo Disk Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU11154275)
 1.7km NE 36° Great Cursus W Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU11064291)
 1.8km E 100° Normanton Down* Barrow Cemetery (SU118412)
 1.9km N 7° Winterbourne Stoke Cursus (W) Cursus (SU103434)
 2.0km N 9° The Lesser Cursus* Cursus (SU10354343)
 2.0km WNW 296° Fore Down Tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (SU0823942372)
 2.1km ENE 65° Stonehenge Car Park Postholes* Timber Circle (SU120424)
 2.2km NNE 17° Winterbourne Stoke Cursus (E) Cursus (SU107436)
 2.2km NE 55° Great Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge* Round Barrow(s) (SU11894278)
 2.3km ENE 72° Stonehenge.* Stone Circle (SU1224742194)
 2.4km ENE 72° Heel Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SU1229142244)
 2.4km SE 134° Wilsford Barrow Cemetery Barrow Cemetery (SU118398)
 2.5km ENE 74° Stonehenge Bowl Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU12424217)
 2.5km NE 54° Great Cursus, Stonehenge* Cursus (SU12064296)
 2.7km SE 143° Lake Down Barrow Cemetery Barrow Cemetery (SU117393)
 2.9km ENE 67° The Avenue* Ancient Trackway (SU12694262)
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