Saxon cross, St Mary's Church, Easington © Andrew Curtis

NZ4143 : Saxon cross, St Mary's Church, Easington

taken 13 years ago, near to Easington, County Durham, Great Britain

Saxon cross, St Mary's Church, Easington

Located at the base of the west wall of the tower, the oldest part of the church built in C12, is a Saxon cross dating from C10 or C11 carved in a slab of Magnesian Limestone. It is probably from a gravestone or dedication cross. Its presence here suggests that the current church was built on the site of a much earlier Anglo-Saxon church.

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Grid Square: NZ4143, 32 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Andrew Curtis (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 12 February, 2010 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 13 February, 2010
Category: Carved stones (Anglo-Saxon) (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 4140 4344 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:47.0497N 1:21.4677W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 4140 4344
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)