Gosforth Cross

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Gosforth Cross by Brian Deegan as part of the Geograph project.

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Gosforth Cross

Image: © Brian Deegan Taken: 17 Sep 2022

The Gosforth Cross is the tallest Viking cross in the country (15ft Tall) and is located in St Mary's churchyard at Gosforth Cumbria. Dating to the first half of the 10th century AD and is a designated as a scheduled monument. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gosforth_Cross

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.419074
Longitude
-3.431484