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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: All Saints (Pickhill)Country: England
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County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Thirsk Nearest Village: Pickhill
Map Ref: SE3471583751
Latitude: 54.248273N Longitude: 1.468739W
Condition:
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| 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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 1 | Awful |
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| 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 |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Anne T visited on 11th May 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Hogback and Cross Fragments, Pickhill, North Yorkshire: This church was recommended by ‘Rev Robbo’ (Reverend Ian Robinson) of St. Gregory’s, Bedale, who told us that there was a collection of fragments in the base of the tower. I’d sent an email to the vicar but received no reply, so phoned the number on ‘A Church Near You’ website. The church is open during the day.
The church really is in a lovely location. Going through the lych gate, I was greeted by a mounting block with what looked like an old cross shaft on top, but which was a sundial. On the south wall of the tower there is a very interesting carved beam from the 15th century depicting a hunting scene and a green man.
In the churchyard there are some interesting grave markers. Mentioned in the church guide are 3 markers mentioning the children of the White family, who all died tragically young. The guide also mentions to look out for the mound on which the Norman castle was built.
The All Saints guide booklet says that “before the present church was built it seems certain that there existed a church on or near the present site. An early deed talks of a monasterium (a small minster of secular priests). It is likely that this Saxon building (which stood in about the year 850) was of wood or wattle. Evidence that the site of the present church was a tenth century (about 950 AD) burial ground can be seen in the fragments of Anglo Danish (Viking) stones displayed in the tower.”
A collection of fragments is displayed on the north wall of the tower. A few (portable) pieces were too precious to leave on display, namely a medieval head and the carving of a 10th century Viking warrior, but these had been 3-D printed and samples left in the church.
The church guide says there are two pieces of hogback tombstone; these are “grave covers of the ‘Brompton’ (Northallerton) type with bears at either end. One gragment preserves it’s bear, as well as its central ridge and interlace carving. The second displays a monster with an elaborately knotted tail. Two fragments of standing cross shafts, one displaying a simple cross and plaitwork ….. the other with carved figures of Adam and Eve (the latter displayed as a photograph).
On the south wall of the tower there is a very interesting carved beam from the 15th century depicting a hunting scene and a green man.
Pickhill is a long, narrow village, and the church is towards the far side (coming from the A1/A6055) on Money Hill.
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