What is recorded here
Gosforth Cross is a 10th-century Anglo-Saxon stone cross located in Cumbria, England, notable for its intricate carvings depicting biblical scenes and Norse influences. It is associated with the Christianization of the region during the Viking Age and is important as a rare example of early medieval religious art in northern England.
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Places near here
Church of St MaryListed building · 29 yd,_Gosforth_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7298166.jpg?width=1280)
George VI Post Box (1936-1952), GosforthOld post box · 510 yd
Infell WoodWood · 1.8 mi
Blengdale ForestForest · 2.0 mi
Calder AbbeyScheduled monument · 2.2 mi
Ponsonby FellMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
The Irton CrossArchaeological place · 2.3 mi
Orchard HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Skalderscew Beck WaterfallWaterfall · 2.4 mi
Gait KirkCliff · 2.4 mi
Sellafield sculpturePublic sculpture · 2.7 mi
Waterfall on Irton PikeWaterfall · 3.0 miOther information
Photo: G Laird · CC BY-SA 2.0