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Fig. 1: some stone crosses in Cornwall Fig. 2: some more stone crosses The hundreds of Cornwall. Wayside crosses and Celtic inscribed stones are found in Cornwall in large numbers; the inscribed stones (about 40 in number) are thought to be earlier in date than the crosses and are a product of Celtic Christian society. It is likely that the ...
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Ludgvan (/ ˈ l ʌ dʒ ən / LUJ-ən; Cornish: Lujuan) [1] is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, UK, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 km) northeast of Penzance.Ludgvan village is split between Churchtown, on the hill, and Lower Quarter to the east, adjoining Crowlas. [2]
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. They are amongst the oldest open-air monuments.
Muiredach's High Cross, Monasterboice, 9th or 10th century A simpler example, Culdaff, County Donegal, Ireland. A high cross or standing cross (Irish: cros ard / ardchros, [1] Scottish Gaelic: crois àrd / àrd-chrois, Welsh: croes uchel / croes eglwysig) is a free-standing Christian cross made of stone and often richly decorated.
December 29, 2024 at 5:50 AM A dinghy carries migrants across the Channel (file photo) [Reuters] Three people have died attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat on Sunday morning ...
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