
Parish/District | Roughton/East Lindsey |
Location | in the churchyard of St Margaret’s Church, on the south side of the nave 7.7m south of blocked south door |
Category | Churchyard cross |
National Grid Ref | TF 24152 64687 |
Designation | Scheduled |
Stone Type | Limestone |
Refs | AP Survey 8 March 1994; Davies, D S, 1915, Lincs N & Q, Vol XIII No.6, p.177 |
Visits | AP: 8 March 1994 | DS/HH:23 Dec 2012 | DS 27 Aug 2024 |
The churchyard cross at Roughton is unusual in that it has a rectangular socket stone – the greater majority are square (or nearly square). Roughton’s socket stone measures 0.6m E-W x 0.44m N-S. There is c.0.2m showing above ground. The sides of the stone taper towards the upper edge which is chamfered all the way round – or perhaps it is just weathered – it’s hard to tell. The socket is not quite central to the rectangular stone – AP mused whether part of the stone had been shaved off.
A fragment of shaft, 0.23m square rises through moulded and chamfered corners in tapering octagonal section to a height of 0.35m. The top of the shaft fragment has been rounded off.
The cross is positioned 7.7m from the blocked south door into the nave, suggesting that this was probably once the main entrance and the cross is probably in its original location.

