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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Flax Bourton Ancient Cross
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Bristol  Nearest Village: Flax Bourton
Map Ref: ST5066269369
Latitude: 51.421174N  Longitude: 2.710941W
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.
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
4

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Flax Bourton Ancient Cross
Flax Bourton Ancient Cross submitted by dooclay : The Cross base w/ a carved stone roof finial placed upon it (Vote or comment on this photo)
A cross for which only the base/socket stone remains and also a carved/inscribed stone which is immediately above the door in the porch.
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Flax Bourton Ancient Cross
Flax Bourton Ancient Cross submitted by dooclay : Saint Michael slaying a Dragon - making a species extinct - not very saintly (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST5069 : Ordnance Survey Cut Mark by Adrian Dust
by Adrian Dust
©2022(licence)
ST5069 : OS benchmark - Flax Bourton, church by Richard Law
by Richard Law
©2015(licence)
ST5069 : St Michael's benchmark by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
©2014(licence)
ST5069 : St Michael & All Angels, Flax Bourton: tower by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2017(licence)
ST5069 : Crowned clock by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
©2014(licence)

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