Church Micro 4088...Creeton Traditional Geocache
Church Micro 4088...Creeton
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Isolated on a hillside, this quaint church is primarily of the late 13thc. with W tower, nave with S transept and chancel. Tower has a broach spire. The church was restored in the 1850s. The chancel arch is of the late 12thc. and an Anglo-Saxon grave cover, re-cut in the 12thc., now stands upright in the churchyard.
Located in the churchyard 3.72 m from S wall of the nave and just W of the S door. Standing upright in bed of gravel. Stone type is Ancaster freestone (see Everson and Stocker for this identification). The long sides carry low relief interlace designs of various types and double cable borders which affirm the Anglo-Saxon origin of this grave cover (for a detailed description of the Anglo-Saxon motifs see Everson and Stocker). The top has 12thc. motifs which suggest it was re-cut. Two large roundels, one at each end of the cover, dominate the composition. That at the top, or the tapering end of the cover, is slightly smaller than that at the bottom (the head). Within the centre of the roundels is a disk surrounded by a circular roll mould. Between this roll mould and that which defines the roundel's circumference there are two concentric bands of saltire crosses - a very complex design. Between the Vertically bisecting the four nto two sprays of acanthus leaves. The leaves are scalloped and very deeply fluted.
“If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.
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