Cross

On the S side of a trackway leading from a main road to St Columkille’s church (CL010-038002-) c. 125m to the SSW. Named ‘Cross’ on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Cross’ in the RMP (1996). A wayside cross surviving as a shaft set on pyramid of stone blocks (Wth at base 2.15m SW-NE; min. 1.6m NW-SE). The upright octagonal cross shaft (H 0.84m; Wth of each face 0.07-0.08m) is set into a mortise (0.2m x 0.2m) on a chamfered block (L 0.7m; Wth 0.7m; H 0.2m). The NW side of the shaft is broken near the top. The cross itself survived into the early 20th century, but was missing by the early 1990s (Swinfen 1992, 123). A channel (Wth 0.15m; D 0.06m) on the lower surface of the chamfered block suggests that it may have originally served as a drain-stone, perhaps in the nearby church (CL010-038002-). The following image has been uploaded: CL010-038004-_01.jpg View of wayside cross from N Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 18 April 2023