Lancashire Saxon and Viking Age Crosses
St Peter’s Church, Heysham An intriguing Saxon cross base in St Peter’s churchyard
Hornby Anglo-Saxon Crosses An early Anglo-Saxon religious site in the Lune Valley
The Sigurd Cross, Halton near Lancaster In the churchyard is a tall Viking age cross which depicts the story of a Viking hero
Viking Stones, Bolton-le-Sands Two fragments with interesting carvings, including part of a hogback stone
Tocca’s Stone, St Stephen’s Churchayrd, Tockholes A strangely shaped stone, with mysterious origins
Godley Lane Cross, Burnley At over eight feet tall, this blackened structure is worth a visit
Prestwich Viking Age Cross fragment A surviving remnant found on an ancient site
Whalley Viking Age Crosses Three elaborately carved stone crosses
Haslingden Viking Age Double Cross Socket A rare and unusual surviving example of its kind in Lancashire
Bolton Viking Age Crosses A collection of impressive crosses housed in Bolton Parish Church
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Saxon and Viking Burials
The Rock-Cut Graves and St Patrick’s Chapel of Heysham Unique Saxon burials and ruined church
The Heysham Hogback A Viking age monument with a host of enigmatic carvings
Quernmore Dark Age Burial, near Lancaster The discovery of two mysterious boat shaped objects
Claughton Viking Burial A rare burial mound with grave goods
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Lancashire Viking Hoards
Silverdale Viking Hoard A mysterious Viking treasure trove, buried but not recovered for a thousand years
Furness Viking Hoard A chance find from a turbulent historical time
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Lancashire Saxon and Viking Landscape Features
The Mystery of ‘The Mount’, Preesall Could this really be the last resting place of a Viking chief called Haakon?
Nico Ditch, Platt Fields Park, Manchester This Dark Age defensive structure is a very rare remnant from Saxon times
St Peter’s Church, Heysham A rare surviving example of a Saxon church in Lancashire
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