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Legs Cross
Near Bolam, County Durham. "The base and fragment of a cross shaft dating from the 9th century. A rough cut rectangular sandstone base, badly worn, but is said to have featured interlacing ornament. This is probably a Legs Cross which marked the subdivision of a major Anglo-Saxon estate centered on Gainford Village." (Keys to the Past) A foundation stone for a Roman milestone used to lie next to the monument, but is no longer evident.[1] Legs Cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Ancient monument at Legs Cross near Bolam Co Durham
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Legs Cross, near Bolam
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LEGS CROSS - List Entry
- "Base and fragment of cross shaft. Probably C9. Sandstone. Rough, rectangular base about one metre high. Badly worn, tapering cross shaft, about 1.5 metres high, is said to have featured …
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Legs Cross, Dere Street, Bolam (Bolam)
- "This is a listed building. The base and fragment of a cross shaft dating from the 9th century. A rough cut rectangular sandstone base, badly worn, but is said to …
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Dere Street
- Overview About Dere Street Dere Street was the Roman road which ran north from Eboracum (York) to Hadrian's Wall and beyond to the Antonine Wall in Scotland. The road connected …
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Ancient monument at Legs Cross near Bolam Co Durham
- Photograph by Vivienne Smith and published under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.
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Simon Cotterill
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Legs Cross, near Bolam
- Photograph by A. Chilton and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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LEGS CROSS - List Entry
- "Base and fragment of cross shaft. Probably C9. Sandstone. Rough, rectangular base about one metre high. Badly worn, tapering cross shaft, about 1.5 metres high, is said to have featured …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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Legs Cross, Dere Street, Bolam (Bolam)
- "This is a listed building. The base and fragment of a cross shaft dating from the 9th century. A rough cut rectangular sandstone base, badly worn, but is said to …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![Dere Street](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/82/44/3824468_caa7f24e.jpg)
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Dere Street
- Overview About Dere Street Dere Street was the Roman road which ran north from Eboracum (York) to Hadrian's Wall and beyond to the Antonine Wall in Scotland. The road connected …
List number: 1323020
List grade: 2*
County: County Durham
Keys to the Past HER: D37472
Grid ref: NZ2072122496
List grade: 2*
County: County Durham
Keys to the Past HER: D37472
Grid ref: NZ2072122496