| Parish/District | Edenham/South Kesteven |
| Location | In the churchyard of St Michael’s Church, Edenham, approximately 12m south west of the tower |
| Category | Churchyard cross |
| National Grid Ref | TF 06194 21804 |
| Designation | Scheduled / Listed II |
| Stone type | Limestone |
| Refs | AP Survey 7 Dec 1993; D. S. Davies in Lincs N & Q, Vol XII No.5 January 1913 pp129-150 |
| Visits | AP: 7 Dec 1993 | DS/HH: 20 Dec 2000 |
There is an important pre-Conquest carved cross shaft in Edenham church – full details can be found here
In the churchyard of St Michael’s church, about 12m SW of the tower, we find a worryingly ramshackle cross. It has two steps, a socket stone and a section of shaft. There are modern (19C?) repairs holding the shaft in place, but is much in need of some masonry conservation.
The base comprises two steps constructed of large rectangular blocks of limestone around a loose rubble core. The lower step is approximately 2m square and the upper 1.3m square; both are over 0.3m in height. The socket-stone is set on the upper step; a single limestone slab of rectangular section, 0.52m x 0.6m, with slightly chamfered lower corners and a narrow groove running under the upper edge. It reaches a maximum height of 0.34m. There is a fragment of original shaft set into the socket-stone. It is of plain rectangular section within the socket and tapering upwards in octagonal section above, now fixed in with large iron clamps which are probably repairs made in the late 19th/early 20th century. The shaft fragment stands to a height of 0.83m above the socket-stone; at the top are further iron clamps fixing the stone to the remains of a wooden block. This is visible on two of the photos below, but it had fallen off (and there was additional damage at the top of the shaft) when we visited in 2000.
The full height of the cross is approximately 2.1m.
