@NellytheWillow@mastodon.social
All things Devon & Cornwall, especially Dartmoor. Self-published and award-winning biographer of the Pinwill sisters, Arts & Crafts woodcarvers of Devon and Cornwall. Previous life as a field botanist. BSc and PhD in Environmental Science, then University lecturer. Now retired.
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Replying to @chris@olsberg.social
@chris @2ruth @Vibracobra23 Yes, these crosses held both religious and community significance, and, as you say, are found all over the country. You could be right about pagan sites changed into Christian ones may include market crosses, although I'd have thought they originated in later medieval rather than pre-Christian times, with the development of towns and civic activity.
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@2ruth @Vibracobra23 I've now found there's a Wikipedia entry for it, though I haven't read it all yet, but it is thought to have an ancient history:
en.wikipedia.orgThe Cross, Monmouth - WikipediaReplying to @2ruth@mastodon.social
@2ruth @Vibracobra23 Oh that's very interesting. It sounds like something found in Cornwall that's known as a lantern cross (which isn't a cross either) that has carved scenes from Christ's life. This one seems to have niches with figures in them.
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@2ruth @Vibracobra23 Wow! Thanks. Interesting. I think this type of pinnacle is fairly widespread on churches but this is something different. Do you know what it is? It could be some sort of ancient 'cross' but without context it's difficult to say.
