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Crosshall cross
The Crosshall Cross is a wheel-head cross near Crosshall Farm, Eccles, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the historic county of Berwickshire. According to a detailed description by Hardy (1882-84, page 366) it is 'One of the best preserved of the ancient historical monuments of the Merse district'.
In earlier days, before the Crosshall Farm was established (sometime between 1797 and 1821), the cross was known as the Eccles Cross due to its proximity to the priory and hamlet of Eccles. The nearest settlement although was Deadriggs, approx. 500 metres to the southwest, which has now completely vanished.
The cross is situated in a field (coordinates: 55°40′22″N 2°22′54″E / 55.672705°N 2.381559°E) close to a road about 350 metres south-west of Crosshall farmhouse and is said to date from the 12th century, after the Second Crusade, 1147-49 CE. It is 452 centimetres (14 ft 10 inches) in height and is thought to commemorate someone who had been to the Holy Land.
The cross shaft is set in a sturdy stone socket which, in turn, is set atop a square base of masonry. On all sides the shaft tapers slightly up to the head. The aptly named wheel-head, an originally Celtic design, is 56 centimetres (1ft 10 inches) in diameter.
According to local lore a governor of nearby Hume Castle was killed in a skirmish (R.D. Thomson 1845, page 56). In 1947 the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society published an article about the feudal family of de Soulis, whereby a Randolph de Solis died before 1170, his death being associated with "an old monument close to Eccles in Berwickshire". The article indicates that he may have been killed when repelling a Border raid.
The coats of arms engraved on two sides of the column shaft both depict three chevrons, two at the top of the shield, one centered below, all three pointed upwards. This is very similar to the image of a modernised triple upright chevron displayed on the external site Soulis Surname History & Family Crest.
The above facts give additional credit to the assumption stated by the corresponding Ordnance Survey record that the heraldry depicted on the Crosshall Cross may represent the Soulis family.
The two faces of the cylindrical wheel-head are oriented east-west and each displays the same simple cross relief set within an outer rim.
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Crosshall cross
The Crosshall Cross is a wheel-head cross near Crosshall Farm, Eccles, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the historic county of Berwickshire. According to a detailed description by Hardy (1882-84, page 366) it is 'One of the best preserved of the ancient historical monuments of the Merse district'.
In earlier days, before the Crosshall Farm was established (sometime between 1797 and 1821), the cross was known as the Eccles Cross due to its proximity to the priory and hamlet of Eccles. The nearest settlement although was Deadriggs, approx. 500 metres to the southwest, which has now completely vanished.
The cross is situated in a field (coordinates: 55°40′22″N 2°22′54″E / 55.672705°N 2.381559°E) close to a road about 350 metres south-west of Crosshall farmhouse and is said to date from the 12th century, after the Second Crusade, 1147-49 CE. It is 452 centimetres (14 ft 10 inches) in height and is thought to commemorate someone who had been to the Holy Land.
The cross shaft is set in a sturdy stone socket which, in turn, is set atop a square base of masonry. On all sides the shaft tapers slightly up to the head. The aptly named wheel-head, an originally Celtic design, is 56 centimetres (1ft 10 inches) in diameter.
According to local lore a governor of nearby Hume Castle was killed in a skirmish (R.D. Thomson 1845, page 56). In 1947 the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society published an article about the feudal family of de Soulis, whereby a Randolph de Solis died before 1170, his death being associated with "an old monument close to Eccles in Berwickshire". The article indicates that he may have been killed when repelling a Border raid.
The coats of arms engraved on two sides of the column shaft both depict three chevrons, two at the top of the shield, one centered below, all three pointed upwards. This is very similar to the image of a modernised triple upright chevron displayed on the external site Soulis Surname History & Family Crest.
The above facts give additional credit to the assumption stated by the corresponding Ordnance Survey record that the heraldry depicted on the Crosshall Cross may represent the Soulis family.
The two faces of the cylindrical wheel-head are oriented east-west and each displays the same simple cross relief set within an outer rim.
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