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Stone cross in Saxon Weißig near Dresden, with a carving of a crossbow

Stone crosses (German: Steinkreuze) in Central Europe are usually bulky Christian monuments, some 80–120 cm (31–47 in) high and 40–60 cm (16–24 in) wide, that were almost always hewn from a single block of stone, usually granite, sandstone, limestone or basalt. They are amongst the oldest open-air monuments. A larger variant of the stone cross, with elements of a wayside shrine is called a shaft cross (Schaftkreuz).

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Stone cross

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Stone crosses (German: Steinkreuze) in Central Europe are usually bulky Christian monuments, some 80–120 cm (31–47 in) high and 40–60 cm (16–24 in) wide...

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Stone Cross

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Stone Cross may refer to: Stone cross, a type of monument The Stone Cross, a novel by Vasyl Stefanyk Stone Cross, Crowborough, an area in Crowborough,...

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Stone crosses in Cornwall

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Wayside crosses and Celtic inscribed stones are found in Cornwall in large numbers; the inscribed stones (about 40 in number) are thought to be earlier...

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Celtic cross

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the Early Middle Ages. A type of ringed cross, it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses erected across the islands, especially in...

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The Stone Cross

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The Stone Cross is an epic psychological novel written in 1900 by Ukrainian writer Vasyl Stefanyk. The story is dedicated to the farewell of emigrant...

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Saint Thomas Christian cross

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floriated Saint Thomas Christian crosses. Nasrani Sthambams are giant open-air stone crosses. The plinths of these crosses represent lotus petals and lotus...

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Khachkar

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Armenian cross-stone (Armenian: խաչքար, pronounced [χɑtʃʰˈkʰɑɾ], խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often...

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Charing Cross

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Portland stone, Mansfield stone (a fine sandstone) and Aberdeen granite; and it stands 222 yards (203 metres) to the north-east of the original cross, focal...

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Kilgeever Abbey

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is a pillar stone incised with a cross, the graveyard also contained a free-standing stone and a portable stone cross with incised crosses which are now...

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Stone Cross Windmill

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Stone Cross Windmill is a grade II* listed tower mill at Stone Cross, East Sussex, England which has been restored and is open to the public. The mill...

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Viro stone cross

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Viro stone cross denotes the location of a Viro tsässon ("chapel") in Viro village in Estonia. It is situated 1 kilometre from Meremäe village towards...

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Stone Cross Halt railway station

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Stone Cross Halt railway station served Stone Cross, in the district of Wealden, East Sussex, England from 1905 to 1935 on the East Coastway Line. The...

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Christian cross variants

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The Christian cross, with or without a figure of Christ included, is the main religious symbol of Christianity. A cross with a figure of Christ affixed...

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The Govan Stones

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The carved stones come from the surrounding early medieval heart-shaped churchyard and include the Govan Sarcophagus, four upstanding crosses, five Anglo-Scandinavian...

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Knock y Doonee

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Christian keeill (a small chapel) with a bilingual ogham stone and a Christian carved stone cross; and on a nearby hilltop a Viking Age boat burial. Two...

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Skellig Michael

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include the Needle's Eye peak, a stone chimney 150 metres (490 ft) above sea level, and a series of 14 stone crosses with names such as the "Rock of the...

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St Brynach Cross

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The Saint Brynach Cross (Welsh: Croes Sant Brynach) or Nevern Cross (Welsh: Croes Nanhyfer) is a 10th or 11th century stone cross at St Brynach's church...

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Pencarrow

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popular name, first 'monkey puzzler', then 'monkey puzzle' stuck. A stone cross head at Pencarrow was described by Arthur Langdon (1896). It was found...

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Conciliation cross

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Conciliation cross, also known as roadside cross or penitence cross, is a stone cross, which was set up in a place where a murder or accident had happened...

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High cross

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Christian cross made of stone and often richly decorated. There was a unique Early Medieval tradition in Ireland and Britain of raising large sculpted stone crosses...

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Rolling Stone

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Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California in 1967...

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Fantoft Stave Church

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it in pieces to Fana near Bergen in 1883. Outside the church stands a stone cross from Tjora in Sola. On 6 June 1992, the church was destroyed by arson;...

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Wayside cross

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wayside cross is a cross by a footpath, track or road, at an intersection, along the edge of a field or in a forest. It can be made of wood, stone or metal...

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