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Submitted by TimPrevett on Thursday, 25 March 2004 Page Views: 8241

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Lawrence (Eyam) Alternative Name: Eyam Parish Church
Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Hathersage Nearest Village: Eyam
Map Ref: SK218764 Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.284128N Longitude: 1.674481W
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

4 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
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3 Access:

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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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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**St Lawrence (Eyam)** submitted by TimPrevett : The wonderfully carved Anglian cross in the churchyard of St Lawrence in Eyam. SK 21787639 The cross is a Grade 1 listed Anglian high cross dating probably to the 8th century. There are carvings of plant scrolls and leaves on the shaft. On the upper half of the western face are carvings of figures which appear to represent the Virgin Mary with the child. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Early Cross in Derbyshire

The wonderfully carved Anglian cross in the churchyard of St Lawrence in Eyam. SK 21787639 The cross is a Grade 1 listed Anglian high cross dating probably to the 8th century. There are carvings of plant scrolls and leaves on the shaft. On the upper half of the western face are carvings of figures which appear to represent the Virgin Mary with the child.
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