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St Augustine's Abbey Standing Stone
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| Added | Oct 07 2014 |
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The 'Sarsen Stone', St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
The standing stone (the 'Sarsen Stone') in the left foreground is known locally as 'St Augustine's Cross', and is believed to have been the focal point of sermons given by the Saint before and during the building of the Abbey. It was discovered, together with a smaller version, during excavations in the 1960's and erected in this position here. It does not necessarily belong to the site at all.
In the background can be seen the substantial, above-ground remains of what was the interior of the north wall of the Abbey Church Nave, later the exterior, south-facing wall of the post-Reformation 'King's Lodging', built by King Henry VIII for Anne of Cleves.
Image copyright: rayyaro, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
The standing stone (the 'Sarsen Stone') in the left foreground is known locally as 'St Augustine's Cross', and is believed to have been the focal point of sermons given by the Saint before and during the building of the Abbey. It was discovered, together with a smaller version, during excavations in the 1960's and erected in this position here. It does not necessarily belong to the site at all.
In the background can be seen the substantial, above-ground remains of what was the interior of the north wall of the Abbey Church Nave, later the exterior, south-facing wall of the post-Reformation 'King's Lodging', built by King Henry VIII for Anne of Cleves.
Image copyright: rayyaro, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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