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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Maggie Cross Alternative Name: St Margaret’s Cross, Postbridge CrossCountry: England County: Devon Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Postbridge
Map Ref: SX6516679216
Latitude: 50.597051N Longitude: 3.906463W
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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Maggie Cross sometimes known as Postbridge Cross or St Margaret’s Cross was believed to have stood at a nearby junction as a waymarker for the old trans-moor track, long before the B3212 was built. It is set into a wall opposite St Gabriel's Church, Postbridge.
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