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A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Crosshall, an ancient monument in Eccles parish, Berwickshire, 1 mile N of Eccles village. It comprises a monolithic sandstone pedestal, 9 feet square and 2½ high, and a monolithic sandstone column, rising fully 10 feet from the pedestal, through which it passes deep into the ground, and carved in its N and S faces with curious sculptures. It is thought by some antiquaries to have been raised to the memory of a Percy of Northumberland, by others to have been erected after the second crusade, in the latter half of the 12th century, to the memory of the father of Sir John de Soulis. The place where it stands was formerly called Deadriggs, and is traditionally said to have been the scene of a bloody battle.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an ancient monument" (ADL Feature Type: "monuments") |
| Administrative units: | Eccles ScoP Berwickshire ScoCnty |
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