Medieval Cross Base, Goldsborough
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Medieval Cross Base, Goldsborough
Image: © David Rogers Taken: 26 Oct 2011
Located in St Mary's churchyard, this scheduled monument is described as a large cylindrical block carved from a single piece of stone. It is 1.3m in diameter and 0.7m high. There is a shallow circular socket in the top 0.15m deep and 0.7m diameter. This socket would have supported a cross shaft which has now been lost.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.999264
Longitude
-1.414691