Roughton churchyard cross
Parish/DistrictRoughton/East Lindsey
Locationin the churchyard of St Margaret’s Church, on the south side of the nave 7.7m south of blocked south door
CategoryChurchyard cross
National Grid RefTF 24152 64687
DesignationScheduled
Stone TypeLimestone
RefsAP Survey 8 March 1994; Davies, D S, 1915, Lincs N & Q, Vol XIII No.6, p.177
VisitsAP: 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.

Roughton cross show in relation to the blocked south nave door
Roughton churchyard cross – detail of socket stone with lead packing and the non-central socket
Roughton

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