<< Our Photo Pages >> Stone Cross Chlum - Ancient Cross in Czech Republic in Bohemia
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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Stone Cross Chlum Alternative Name: Smírčí kříž Chlum sv. MaříCountry: Czech Republic Region: Bohemia Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Sokolov Nearest Village: Chlum Svaté Máří
Latitude: 50.157530N Longitude: 12.546009E
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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So there is no surprise that two ancient stone crosses can be found around. The more accessible one can be found NW of the village. Roughly worked stone cross without any visible markings or inscriptions. Cross arms are very close to terrain.
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