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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gunwalloe Wayside Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Cornwall

Submitted by royston on Monday, 06 July 2009  Page Views: 4042

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Gunwalloe Wayside Cross
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Mullion
Map Ref: SW660206
Latitude: 50.039437N  Longitude: 5.269327W
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.
4 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
4

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Gunwalloe Wayside Cross
Gunwalloe Wayside Cross submitted by royston : Gunwalloe Wayside Cross, tucked into the SE corner of the church. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Cornwall

A medieval wayside cross situated near the church at Gunwalloe.

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Gunwalloe Wayside Cross
Gunwalloe Wayside Cross submitted by Bladup : Gunwalloe Wayside Cross and Mylo (always with his ball) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gunwalloe Wayside Cross
Gunwalloe Wayside Cross submitted by Bladup : Gunwalloe Wayside Cross (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gunwalloe Wayside Cross
Gunwalloe Wayside Cross submitted by Bladup : The other side of Gunwalloe Wayside Cross (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gunwalloe Wayside Cross submitted by lucasn : The Gunwalloe Cross (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gunwalloe Wayside Cross
Gunwalloe Wayside Cross submitted by Bladup : Gunwalloe Wayside Cross (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gunwalloe Wayside Cross
Gunwalloe Wayside Cross submitted by Bladup : The strange asian stone monk that stands next to the Cross, Can you imagine how many people he's spooked over the years?

Gunwalloe Wayside Cross
Gunwalloe Wayside Cross submitted by Bladup : Gunwalloe Wayside Cross

Gunwalloe Wayside Cross
Gunwalloe Wayside Cross submitted by hamish : Visited Gunwallow recently, the Church was being used for making a film. Saw the Cross out side.

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Re: Gunwalloe Wayside Cross by royston on Tuesday, 17 August 2010
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Correct OS grid ref is 660 206
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Re: Gunwalloe Wayside Cross by royston on Tuesday, 17 August 2010
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Condition:3
Ambience:4
Access:4
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RRamble round Gunwalloe on the Lizard, Tue 4 Aug 2009 by coldrum on Monday, 06 July 2009
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Ramble round Gunwalloe on the Lizard

When: Tue 4 Aug 10.45-15.30

Description: A morning looking at prehistoric and medieval sites with recent pottery finds, then an afternoon visit to the church. Leader Sally Ealey, Hon Sec Cornwall Archaeological Society.

Organiser: Meneage Archaeological group

http://festival.britarch.ac.uk/whatson

http://www.cornisharchaeology.org.uk/
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