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Cleulow Cross
Hob Uid: 78028
Location : Cheshire East Wincle
Grid Ref : SJ9521067400
Summary : Cleulow Cross High cross, 200m North of Fourways. An Anglo-Saxon high cross on a mound raised from a spur overlooking the valley of the Shell Brook. A large base and shaft with the remains of a small wheelhead cross on the top. The cross is of late Anglo-Saxon, Mercian round shaft, type and is one of a group of round shafts in this region, markers defining the early medieval estate and parish of Prestbury. Scheduled.
More information : [SJ 95216740] Cross[G.T.] (1) A stone pillar, 9' 3" high, known as Clulow Cross, standing on a raised mound (probably artificial). The stone socket in which it is fixed is nearly 4ft. square. (2) Dark Ages Cross (3). (2-3) 'Clulow Cross', which is sited on a natural hillock, is similar to the E. 11th C. crosses at SJ 91057414. See GP. AO/64/13/6. (4) SJ 9520 6739. Cleulow Cross high cross, 200m N of Fourways. Scheduled RSM No 25645. An Anglo-Saxon high cross on a mound raised from a spur overlooking the valley of the Shell Brook. A large base and shaft with the remains of a small wheelhead cross on the top. The cross is of late Anglo-Saxon, Mercian round shaft, type and is one of a group of round shafts in this region, markers defining the early medieval estate and parish of Prestbury. (5) Full description. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1954
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Source details : E. Cheshire, Past and Present, 2. 1880, 435. fig. (J.P. Earwaker).
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Source details : OS Anc. Brit. Map. Index, 1951.
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Source details : English Heritage Scheduling Amendment 18/10/94
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Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : C11
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 1000
Monument Type : Boundary Cross, High Cross
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CH 65
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 96 NE 3
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-04-21
End Date : 1964-04-21

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Cleulow Cross