Bilsby

Parish/District	Bilsby/East Lindsey
Location	south east of the south porch of Holy Trinity church
Category	Churchyard cross
National Grid Ref	TF 46652 76700
Designation	Scheduled / Listed II
Stone type	Limestone
Refs	AP survey 14 June 1995; Davies LN&Q vol 8
Visits	AP: 14 June 1995 | DS/HH: 29 May 1995

The remains of a medieval standing cross survive in the churchyard of Holy Trinity church at Bilsby, to the south east of the church porch. The socket stone, which is now partially buried stands about 0.18m above present ground level and is about 0.85m square with rounded edges. The stone has a square socket which still holds a fragment of the cross shaft about 1.25m high. On the upper surface of the shaft (which is flat) there are the remains of  iron pins – from a repair? – or possibly a mount for a sundial? The shaft is square at the base with chamfered stops forming an octagonal section, tapering as it rises. The stone is limestone. The listing gives the date as 14C.

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