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Mount Cross

Todmorden, England

A rare example of a gritstone cross in this region of the United Kingdom.  

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Believed to date from the 10th or 11th century, this gritstone cross was once on the main road and was here to reassure travelers. There are hundreds of similar crosses located around the United Kingdom but are rare in the north.

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