Remains of Cross Approximately 60 Metres South of the Priory Church is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1989. Cross base.
Remains of Cross Approximately 60 Metres South of the Priory Church
- WRENN ID
- standing-belfry-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1989
- Type
- Cross base
- OS grid reference
- SD 379 787
- Coordinates
- 54.20053, -2.95236
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of a cross, located approximately 60 meters south of the Priory Church in Lower Allithwaite, date from the early 15th century. The structure features a stone octagonal base consisting of two steps, with the lower step being chamfered and the upper step moulded. There is also part of the cross shaft, which is octagonal and has worn ornamentation on four sides. The top of the shaft includes sockets that may have been used for a sundial.
Local climate
Remains of Cross Approximately 60 Metres South of the Priory Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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