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<< Our Photo Pages >> Little Shelford Crosses - Ancient Cross in England in Cambridgeshire

Submitted by Thorgrim on Monday, 15 August 2005  Page Views: 5465

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Little Shelford Crosses
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.311 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cambridgeshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Cambridge  Nearest Village: Little Shelford
Map Ref: TL453516
Latitude: 52.143586N  Longitude: 0.121957E
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.
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
3

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Little Shelford submitted by Thorgrim : Saxon cross shaft or coffin lid re-used as building material (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Cambridgeshire

Carved crosses and coffin lids built into the walls of the parish church
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