Monument record MLI30384 - REMAINS OF ANGLO-SAXON CROSS, ALL SAINTS' CHURCH

Summary

REMAINS OF ANGLO-SAXON CROSS, ALL SAINTS' CHURCH

Type and Period (2)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 900 AD to 1065 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 900 AD to 1065 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

INSIDE, ABOVE THE SOUTH DOORWAY IS A SECTION FROM A LATE C10 OR C11 CROSS SHAFT, WITH INTERLACE DECORATION. {1}{2}{3} THE STONE IS 5 FEET 10 INCHESs LONG AND ABOUT 12.5 INCHES WIDE, WITH INTERLACING DESIGNS IN PANELS DIVIDED BY TWO BALUSTERS IN ONE PLACE AND A REPRESENTATION OF A TREE IN ANOTHER. {4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. HOUGHAM. SK 84 SE:10,1965, SEAMAN B H.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. HOUGHAM. SK 84 SE:Z,1983, DES.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn p399.
  •  Article in Serial: D.S. Davies and A.W. Clapham. 1926. 'Pre-Conquest Carved Stones in Lincolnshire' in the Archaeological Journal. VOL33 (2nd Series) p14.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 8867 4419 (point) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish HOUGHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Record last edited

Aug 5 2026 2:27PM

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