Medieval standing cross known as the Hurl Stone, 900m north west of Newtown Mill - List Entry

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    "...The Hurl Stone early medieval standing cross survives reasonably well and is a prominent landscape feature....The monument includes the shaft of a standing cross of medieval date situated in a prominent position on top of a small hill near Newtown; there are extensive views in all directions. It consists of a tapering cross shaft, square in section, which measures 0.5m by 0.36m at the base, and stands c.4m high. The stone is set into a rectangular socket stone, 1.4m by 1.5m, which stands 0.46m high...."
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    Historic England
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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1015479
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    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years, 5 months ago
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