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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Anglo Saxon Cross Base, Wetheral Parish Church Alternative Name: Ancient Cross Base at Wetheral Parish Church;Country: England
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County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Carlisle Nearest Village: Wetheral
Map Ref: NY46835436
Latitude: 54.881153N Longitude: 2.830255W
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| 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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| 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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Anne T visited on 28th Feb 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Anglo Saxon Cross Base, Wetheral, Cumbria: A notice in the guard house at the Priory Gatehouse mentioned boundary crosses, so I thought it might be worth investigating whether or not there were any fragments inside the church. As we walked up from the Eden River up Ferry Hill, with the churchyard to my right, there was a fragment of cross shaft with what looked to be an original cross base.
The church itself was locked, although there appeared to be a light on inside, but only in the vestry. A check on the Anglo Saxon Corpus site tells me that only one fragment of cross arm is recorded for Wetheral, and this is now in the possession of H M Calvin of St John’s College, Oxford (see Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture Record Cumbria 169). The cross base isn't recorded on the AS Corpus site, and I'll email for their opinion, but it looks so similar to others that we concluded it must be. I'll update the record when I hear.
Whilst only part of an Anglo Saxon cross arm fragment is recorded in the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture website for Wetheral (now located in St John's College, Oxford), this ancient stone base is reminiscent of many other Anglo Saxon stone cross bases in Cumbria and Northumberland.
Located in a prominent position in the south east corner of Wetheral Parish Church churchyard, it is sited high above the nearby River Eden. An interpretation board at the nearby Wetheral Priory Gatehouse makes reference to a number of boundary crosses, so it seems reasonable to assume that the remains of one or two are still within the Priory boundaries.
Whilst the cross base itself seems to have a replacement shaft with a sundial placed on top, on closer inspection there are the remains of worn intertwined carvings which might well have been part of an Anglo Saxon Cross Shaft.
The church has an unusual octagonal tower, and was originally dedicated to St Constantine. It was locked at the time of our visit, so there was no access to a history of the church. I'll shortly be contacting the Anglo Saxon Corpus at Durham University to determine whether or not this has been missed from their catalogue.
Nearby is Wetheral Priory Gatehouse, St. Constantine's Cells and St. Cutherbert's Holy Well, all in a very pleasant setting by the River Eden.
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