There are the remains of two crosses in the churchyard at Marshchapel. (1) is a the repaired stump of a standing cross – possibly still in situ; Marshchapel (2) is a socket stone – now re-housed in the churchyard to the north of the tower.
Description for (1) below:
Parish/District | Marshchapel/East Lindsey |
Location | c. 10m south east of the porch of St Mary’s Church |
Category | Churchyard cross |
National Grid Ref | TF 35982 98790 |
Designation | Scheduled / Listed II |
Stone Type | Limestone |
Refs | AP Survey 23 Jan 1998; Davies, D S,1915, Lincs N & Q, vol XIII No.6, p.167 |
Visits | AP 23 Jan 1998 | DS/HH: 23 Aug 2007 |
The churchyard cross at Marshchapel is sited c.10m south of the porch. It has a partly buried square socket stone c. 0.9 x 0.9m with about 0.35m above ground. The upper edge is chamfered and there is an unusual ‘overhang’ worked into the top of the stone.
The shaft is rectangular measuring 0.41m N-S by 0.27m E-W at the base and rising above moulded and chamfered corners in tapering octagonal section to a height of 1.58m. It has been broken and repaired using iron cramps – Davies suggests this was c.1850. The top of the shaft is not broken off, but cut square, and has three dowel holes with stubs of iron set in lead – possibly the remains of a sundial mounting.