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Manside Cross is a socket stone of a wayside mediæval cross in Northumberland. It is located at Gunner's Box and is rectangular in shape, measuring 35 by 30 inches and 20 inches high. There is a socket hole in the centre 8 inches deep. In the socket there is a stone shaft which is thought to be the remains of the mediæval cross reused in post-mediæval times as a boundary stone when modern initials were carved onto one of its surfaces. Manside Cross is first mentioned in the Border Survey of 1604 when it is referred to as Manns' Head, and is also depicted on later maps. It is within the council area of Northumberland.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1007521.

Place Type: Wayside Cross
Historic County: Northumberland
Lat, Long: 55.22319,-2.02463
Grid Reference: NY 9853 9210
Civil Parish: Elsdon CP
Council Area: Northumberland CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA

GBPN ID: 303224
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Manside_Cross,_Northumberland_303224

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