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    Monuments: G
  1. Monuments: G
    1. Gainford
    2. Gainford
    3. Gainford
    4. Gainford
    5. Galloon. West Cross. East Face. General View.
    6. Galloon. West Cross. South East Faces. General View.
    7. Glamis Cross Slab
    8. Glassonby
    9. Gloucester
    10. Gosforth
    11. Gosforth
    12. Gosforth
    13. Gosforth
    14. Gosforth
    15. Gosforth
    16. Gosforth
    17. Gosforth
    18. Gosforth
    19. Gosforth
    20. Gosforth
    21. Gosforth
    22. Gosforth
    23. Gosforth
    24. Gosforth
    25. Gosforth
    26. Gt. Glen
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Monuments: G

1. Gosforth

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RecordAuthor Máirín Mac Carron
ISODate 2002-08-01
Date 1 August 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County Cumbria
Townland Gosforth
OSMapRef NY 065035
Area England
GeneralContext Cross, south view.
Location churchyard at Gosforth.
Dimensions 442cm (174'') high.
GeneralContext Stone type: medium-grained red sandstone.
GeneralDescription South view of Cross shaft, dated to the first half of the tenth century.
GeneralDescription At the top of the rectangular part of the shaft is a three-strand plain plait ending in a spiral below. The top end has a beast head.
GeneralDescription After this there is a run of ring-chain, which has an animal-head at the top.
GeneralDescription Underneath this there is a horned quadruped (stag/hart).

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