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<< Our Photo Pages >> Charles Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Devon

Submitted by tonyg on Monday, 19 September 2016  Page Views: 1235

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Charles Cross Alternative Name: Charles Wood Cross
Country: England County: Devon Type: Ancient Cross
 Nearest Village: Drewsteignton
Map Ref: SX742894
Latitude: 50.690608N  Longitude: 3.782349W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
3 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
3

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Charles Cross submitted by tonyg : Showing the incised cross (picture taken Oct 2011) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Devon

Ancient stone marked with an incised cross at the side of what was once an important route between Fingle Bridge and the old Exeter / Chagford road - but is now a stony path.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SX7489 : View from Charles Wood by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2009(licence)
SX7489 : Track in Charles Wood by David Smith
by David Smith
©2011(licence)
SX7489 : Freshly felled logs, in Charles Wood by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2009(licence)
SX7489 : Charles Wood by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2009(licence)
SX7489 : Track through Charles Wood by Hugh Craddock
by Hugh Craddock
©2009(licence)

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