Headless Cross, Cartmel, Cumbria
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flipflopnick
N 54° 11.848 W 002° 57.118
30U E 503133 N 6005493
Headloss Cross is the name of the cross roads, at the south end of Cartmel.
Waymark Code: WMF280
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/10/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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Headless Cross is a common name around the country, and refers to a Market, or Vinegar, Stone, used during a plague visitation. Goods would be left by farmers afraid to enter the town, in return for money left in a bowl of vinegar, which was thought to prevent infection.

The cross is made of stone with a three step plinth.

Grade 2 listed (visit link)
Type of cross: Latin cross

Material used: Stone (granite, sandstone, marble, ...)

Characteristics of this cross:
Chamfered column with small cross

Describe the location:
Headless Cross is now a cross roads, south of Cartmel

Is this cross commemorative ?: No

Year of manufacture: Not listed
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