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Submitted by dooclay on Monday, 14 August 2023  Page Views: 262

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Staunton Cross
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.361 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gloucestershire Type: Ancient Cross
 Nearest Village: Staunton
Map Ref: SO5506412571
Latitude: 51.809957N  Longitude: 2.653193W
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
2 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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Staunton Cross
Staunton Cross submitted by dooclay : Easily seen from the road (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Gloucestershire

Base and broken shaft of a Medieval Village Cross opposite Staunton Church. There is a probable Roman Altar reused as a Font inside the Church.
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Staunton Cross
Staunton Cross submitted by dooclay : Inside the church the probable reused Altar - could it be from Lydney Temple? (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SO5512 : Wayside Cross, Staunton by Mr Red
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SO5512 : Remains of the village cross, Staunton by John Lord
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SO5512 : Remains of a medieval stone cross, Staunton, Gloucestershire by Jaggery
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SO5512 : Churchyard path to a memorial bench, Staunton, Gloucestershire by Jaggery
by Jaggery
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SO5512 : Staunton by Peter Randall-Cook
by Peter Randall-Cook
©2010(licence)

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