EDO5290 - Cranborne; discovery of 9th century stone cross fragment in a pond 150 yards NE of Cranborne Church

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Location

Grid reference SU 05343 13309 (point)
Map sheet SU01SE
Civil Parish Cranborne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1935

Description

A carved stone fragment, thought to date from the 9th century and possibly part of a mural cross, was discovered in 1935 in Cranborne Manor fish pond located approximately 150 yards NW of Cranborne Church. It is now held in the manor house and is thought to derived from an early religious building of which nothing else is known [1][2]. Cranborne Abbey was founded in 980 as a Benedictine monastery. A pond is depicted on the 1st and second edition OS maps in approximately the correct position. The RCHME vol V Dorset (East) states that the object was found 150 NE of the church. This seems to be a misprint and should read NW of the church [3].

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Article in serial: Kendrick, T D. 1947. 'Cranborne; Fragment of a Pre-Conquest Sculpture, Probably from Cranborne Priory'; Archaeological Journal.
  • <2> Article in serial: Marquess of Salisbury. 1947. Cranborne Manor House; Archaeological Journal. 104.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 5.

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Record last edited

Jul 17 2019 11:47AM

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