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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Follifoot crossCountry: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Harrogate Nearest Village: Follifoot
Map Ref: SE342526
Latitude: 53.968350N Longitude: 1.480154W
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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The village cross, to be found on the green in the centre of the village, opposite the imposing entrance to Rudding Park. The cross is C9th Saxon according to the village website.
The name Follifoot is supposed to be Norse, meaning 'place of the horse fight'.
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