Butter Cross, Dunster

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Butter Cross, Dunster by Derek Harper as part of the Geograph project.

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Butter Cross, Dunster

Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 16 Dec 2009

One might expect a covered area to protect the butter from the elements, and in the centre of the town, but this plain "Late 14th/early 15th century stone wayside cross" is merely a "Stump with polygonal shaft in square socket on base of two octagonal steps" http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=264719&mode=adv , and up a steep hill beyond the built-up area. This is because it has been resited. A charming spot, nonetheless.

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