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Stone cross in Saxon Weißig near Dresden, with a carving of a crossbow. Stone crosses (German: Steinkreuze) in Central Europe are usually bulky Christian monuments, some 80–120 cm (31–47 in) high and 40–60 cm (16–24 in) wide, that were almost always hewn from a single block of stone, usually granite, sandstone, limestone or basalt.
Articles relating to stone crosses. They are typically Christian monuments, almost always hewn from a single block of stone, usually granite , sandstone , limestone or basalt . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stone crosses .
Table Mountain seen from Signal Hill, across the Cape Town city bowl. The portion of the mountain made up of Table Mountain Sandstone is indicated on the right. [1] It is this mountain that has given its name to the geological structure that occurs in the mountains throughout the Western Cape Schematic diagram of an approximate 100 km west-east (left to right) geological cross-section through ...
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In the 1920s, the land was bought by the Molteno family of Cape Town who used it as a family retreat and closed it off from public access. In 1961, the Moltenos donated the land to the city for conservation. The land has now been integrated into the Table Mountain National Park and the family's manor is now a restaurant complex. [1] [2]
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Standing cross: 1884 Complete A stone memorial in Pegwell Bay, Thanet. The cross was erected in 1884 to commemorate the arrival of St Augustine in England in AD 597 St John's Commandery: Priory: 13th century Mostly complete Also known as St John's Commandery, Swingfield was a priory built for the Knights Templar about 5 miles north of ...
Dodman Point (Cornish: Penn Den Varow) near Mevagissey is the highest headland on the south Cornwall coast, measuring 374 feet (114 m). [3] It is also known by its earlier names of the Deadman and Deadman's Point. [4]