Cross-inscribed stone in Oldtown

Leek Old Church: The ivy-covered ruins are essentially a 17th century alteration of a medieval church (DG053-033001-). This was carried out c. 1622 (Royal Commission, 212). Further repairs were carried out 1729-33 and it continued in use until a new parish church was built c. 1840 (Leslie 1940, 103). The slated roof was still intact when Fagan described the ruins in 1845 (Bk 6, 1-2). A rubble block (H 0.39m; L 0.60m) at about 0.3m high above the surface of the graveyard in the exterior face of the W gable and in 1.5m from the NW angle of the church retains the grooved outline of three incised crosses (DG053-033005-), this may be an example of an early-christian cross-slab reused as building fabric for the medieval church. The church (DG053-033001-) is situated inside a graveyard (DG053-033004-), which is still in use. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 19 July 2010