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Celtic cross in St Mary The Great Church graveyard

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Celtic cross in St Mary The Great Church graveyard
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A named place photographed at this map point in East Hertfordshire.
A Celtic cross in the graveyard of St Mary the Great Church, East Hertfordshire, was likely erected in the 9th to 10th century; it reflects early Christian art and may have been built by a local Christian community or monastic group. The cross is significant as a rare surviving example of early medieval religious sculpture in the region.

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Photo: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0