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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Birchanger
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.12 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Essex Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Bishops Stortford  Nearest Village: Birchanger
Map Ref: TL507228
Latitude: 51.883399N  Longitude: 0.188147E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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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Birchanger
Birchanger submitted by Thorgrim : Carved animal above the tympanum. A stag, a horse or the Agnus Dei? Why has the head of the animal been defaced? Saxo-Norman south and west doorways. Essex. TL 507228 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Essex

Remarkable carved stone set into the tympanum of Birchanger church
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Birchanger
Birchanger submitted by Thorgrim : Saxo-Norman west doorway. St Mary. Essex. TL 507228 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Birchanger
Birchanger submitted by Thorgrim : Saxo-Norman church on an earlier foundation. The round tower has long vanished. St Mary Essex. TL 507228 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Birchanger Woods - Essex
Birchanger Woods - Essex submitted by Thorgrim : Landscape Gallery Is there anything lovelier than an English bluebell wood? Yet this picture of peace and tranquility is an illusion. Traffic roars by on a slip road to the fume sodden M11 which lies alongside and the ravenous, land hungry giant of Stansted Airport is on its doorstep. Petrol, diesel and aircraft exhausts gently and perpetually seep through the woods and an adjacent prairie ... (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TL5022 : St Mary the Virgin Church, Birchanger, Essex by Peter Stack
by Peter Stack
©2010(licence)
TL5022 : Permissive Path to Birchanger lane by Glyn Baker
by Glyn Baker
©2013(licence)
TL5022 : Birchanger Allotments by Glyn Baker
by Glyn Baker
©2013(licence)
TL5022 : Village Sign, Birchanger, Essex by Robert Edwards
by Robert Edwards
©2006(licence)
TL5023 : Footbridge Near Birchanger Allotments by Glyn Baker
by Glyn Baker
©2013(licence)

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