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Submitted by Anne T on Thursday, 10 January 2019 Page Views: 2072
Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Carlisle Cross Alternative Name: Carlisle Market CrossCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Carlisle
Map Ref: NY4008455931
Latitude: 54.894504N Longitude: 2.935713W
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 |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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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RedKite1985 visited on 20th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
Anne T visited on 9th Jan 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Carlisle Cross: in a visit to Carlisle, we decided not to make an hour to visit what we thought was a cross in Rickerby Park (turned out to be the carved stump of a tree trunk!) and a holy well nearby. This was the first time I've not seen anyone sitting or playing around the base of the cross, and not having my camera, took some photos using my mobile phone. Will return on our next trip to Carlisle and get some better photos.
Didn't realise this cross stands on the base of an earlier cross (the five steps look much older than the 1682 top), marks the centre of the City of Carlisle and stands where the Roman Forum used to stand - see the HE and Pastscape entries for more info.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4.5
This cross looks surprisingly modern, given its fresh white(cream)wash. According to Historic England List ID 1297369 and Pastscape Monument 11476, the current cross, with its ionic column, sundials and lion, dates from 1682, but is sited on top of an earlier cross.
Pastscape tells us that this cross marks the centre of Carlisle City, and stands where the Roman Forum stood , and also where Bonnie Prince Charlie proclaimed his father king in 1745.
The five 'circular' steps upon which the cross now stands are remnants of an earlier cross. The cross stands about 130m east of the eastern boundary of the cathedral.
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