Anglo-Saxon Copplestone Cross, Copplestone
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Anglo-Saxon Copplestone Cross, Copplestone
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 13 Oct 2015
The structure in the middle of a junction is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed (the highest category). The 10th century Anglo-Saxon granite shaft stands on a 20th century stone pedestal in the Mid Devon village of Copplestone, which derives its name from this structure. Copplestone Cross, first mentioned in a charter in the year 947, may have been erected as a memorial to Bishop Putta who was murdered in 906.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.80987
Longitude
-3.746148