St Augustine's Cross

United Kingdom / England / Ramsgate / Cottington Road
 cross, interesting place, Grade II Listed (UK)
This 19th-century cross of Saxon design marks what is traditionally thought to have been the site of St Augustine's landing on the shores of England in AD 597. Accompanied by 30 followers, Augustine is said to have held a mass here before moving on.
It is a Grade II listed structure.
www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-421310-saint-august...
www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/st-augus...

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Augustine's_Cross
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Coordinates:   51°19'41"N   1°21'28"E
This article was last modified 10 years ago