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Bampton Grange Cross
Trip No.180 Entry No.2 Date Added: 10th Jul 2022
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jul 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Bampton Grange Cross submitted by Anne T on 10th Jul 2022. The cross / boundary marker has some amazing views across the fells.
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Log Text: Bampton Grange Cross: A glorious day. We'd previously seen this cross in August 2020, when lockdown restrictions had been briefly lifted for a short time, but I didn't post any photographs. That day had been grey and the cemetery busy with people strimming grass around family graves. Today was glorious, and we had the cemetery to ourselves (living people, that is).
This cross has had a hard life, but has spectacular views over the fells.
We finished this visit with a trip to the Bampton Village Store which served teas, toasties and cream teas, and were made very welcome. NY 51505 18200, with a parking area to the side of the store.
Cross Shaped Stone of Keverigg
Trip No.180 Entry No.4 Date Added: 11th Jul 2022
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jul 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Cross Shaped Stone of Keverigg submitted by MonumentMan on 13th Oct 2019. 'Cross-Shaped' stone of Keverigg
in Shap Blue granite due south of the 19thC cross carved boulder of the same name which marks the parish boundaries of Shap, Crosby Ravensworth and Sleagill.
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Log Text: Cross Shaped Stone of Keverigg: We went looking for the boundary stone inscribed with a cross, as marked on the modern OS map, but were unable to find it (grass too high and lots of lichen and moss on surrounding rocks to be able to make out the carved cross).
My impression of this particular stone is that it's the remnants of a quarried stone (or natural), as it lies on/near a long line of limestone pavement.
Cross Stone of Keverigg
Trip No.180 Entry No.3 Date Added: 11th Jul 2022
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Couldn't find on 9th Jul 2022
Log Text: Cross Stone of Keverigg: The location of the stone was clearly marked on the Historic England Map search map, but despite my husband clambering (very carefully) over the dry stone wall and stock fence at the eastern end of the access land, he was unable to find the stone. There was considerable growth of grass and weeds in the area, and plenty of moss and lichen on the surrounding stones. He did, however, find the Cross Shaped Stone that MonumentMan has submitted (SID 52464), 23m away.
Plague Stone (Penrith)
Trip No.180 Entry No.1 Date Added: 10th Jul 2022
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jul 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Plague Stone (Penrith) submitted by Anne T on 10th Jul 2022. The cross base/plague stone is sadly being used as a rubbish bin by all the passing walkers.
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Log Text: Plague Stone/Cross Base, Penrith: We've driven by this site many a time without realising this stone was here. A bit difficult to find somewhere to park, as the stone is near the hospital, community college and fire station, but there is a modern housing estate, so disk parking is available along Tynefield Drive.
The stone was easily found, once we picked it out from amongst the shadows of the surrounding trees.
I wasn't aware of The Great Plague of Cumbria until I researched more about this stone. Definitely a re-purposed cross base. Shame it's being used as a rubbish bin by people who pass by.