Building record MYO494 - CROSS IN GROUNDS OF DUNNINGTON RECTORY
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | SE 6687 5270 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SE65SE |
| Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
| Civil Parish | Dunnington, City of York, North Yorkshire |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Cross shaft surmounted by base of sundial. Probable C12 shaft with reputedly C15 sundial. Cross: square on plan, with polygonal sundial, approximately 1.5 metres high. Plinth. Fluted octagonal shaft. Sundial has no gnomon. Pevsner, N., Yorkshire: York and The East Riding, 1978, p.219.
Listing NGR: SE6687652700
Derived from English Heritage LB download dated: 22/08/2005
NMR Information:
[SE 66875269] Cross [T.I.] (Remains of)(1)
The stump of an old cross which stood in the centre of Dunnington, was removed to the garden of the Rectory in 1840, and a new cross erected in its stead.(2)
The remains consist of a dilapidated limestone base with a portion and shaft 2'7" high capped by a cuboidal sun-dial. See G.P. The original site of the cross was at SE 67035259. (3)
1 Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 25" 1930
2 VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION Hist. & Topo. of York. & the E.R. Vol. 2, 1856, 616 (J.J. Sheahan & T. Whellan)
3 Field Investigators Comments F1 ECW 06-JUL-67
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Record last edited
Jul 17 2019 3:23PM