Compton Dundon cross

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Compton Dundon cross by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.

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Compton Dundon cross

Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 26 Jun 2020

This cross is less than it was when created in around the fourteenth century. Over time it has lost some of its original features (with some replaced in later times) and in the late 1800s there was an incident 'by some people in a drunken frolic'.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.092944
Longitude
-2.730484