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Cross, Bewcastle

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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A headless stone cross 14.5 feet high, bearing an English runic inscription, found in the village of Bewcastle, Cumberland, England. One of the two famous ancient Northumbrian crosses which scholars designate as principal churchyard crosses, excellent examples of Anglo-Saxon sculptural art of the 7th and 8th centuries.

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Entry for 'Cross, Bewcastle'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/cross-bewcastle.html. 1910.
 
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