The Shall Cross

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Shall Cross by Chris Morgan as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

The Shall Cross

Image: © Chris Morgan Taken: 15 Sep 2017

To which has been added a modern item that is standing unfixed. Only the shaft of the original cross is still standing. Although it may date back to 832 when St Paulinus visited the area this stone looks rather less old, even before the recent addition on top.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.313333
Longitude
-1.976846