Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | White Cross, The | |
| site name:- | Saddleback | |
| parish |
Threlkeld parish, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| memorial; cross | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY32382811 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY32
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| 1Km square | NY3228 | |
 White Cross, The -- Saddleback -- Threlkeld -- Cumbria / -- 2.5.2008 | ||
| photographs | ||
| White Cross, The -- Saddleback -- Threlkeld -- Cumbria / -- 2.5.2008 -- This smaller cross nearby is from more recent copy cat activity. | |
| hearsay |
There was a small cross made of quartzite stones, placed as
a memorial to a walker who died on the fell nearby. It was
enlarged by Harold Robinson to its 10x16 size, during visits
to the fells from 1945 onward.
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| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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