Monument record MLI33809 - MEDIEVAL STONE CROSS, ST STEPHEN'S CHURCH, CAREBY
Summary
MEDIEVAL STONE CROSS, ST STEPHEN'S CHURCH, CAREBY
Type and Period (1)
- CROSS (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 700 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
INSIDE THE CHURCH IS THE HEAD AND SHAFT OF A CHURCHYARD CROSS. {1} LOOSE AT THE WEST END OF THE SOUTH AISLE IS A STANDING CROSS OF LOCAL LIMESTONE WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 58 INCHES. THE SHORT CROSS ARMS ARE OF OCTAGONAL SECTION WITH A RAISED BOSS AT THE JUNCTION OF THE CROSS; THE SHAFT MERGES FROM AN OCTAGON INTO AN OVAL AND IS BROKEN AT THE BASE. THIS FORM OF CROSS COULD BE OF ANY DATE FROM THE C8 TO THE C19; THE SHAPE OF THE SHAFT SHOULD RULE OUT A POST-MEDIEVAL DATE (AS DOES THE DEGREE OF WEATHERING AND ITS POSITION WITHIN THE SHELTER OF THE CHURCH), WHILE THE ROUNDED BOSS REMINISCENT OF A WOODEN ORIGINAL COULD INDICATE A PRE-CONQUEST DATE. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI2436 Index: OS CARD INDEX. CAREBY, AUNBY AND HOLYWELL. TF01NW:2,1965, D.A..
- <2> SLI649 Article in Serial: Butler, L.A.S.. 1964. Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL10 PART 2 P113 FIG1.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 0256 1647 (point) |
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Civil Parish | CAREBY AUNBY AND HOLYWELL, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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