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Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church

England
List entry 1008618
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008618
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SK 21547 68458
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Two Dales Cross is a fragmentary Anglo-Scandinavian high cross now relocated to the churchyard of All Saints' Church at Darley in Derbyshire. Dating to the ninth or tenth century, the cross represents evidence of the artistic and religious culture of the Danelaw period, when Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon traditions merged in the northern and central regions of England. The surviving portion displays characteristic carved decoration typical of the period, though its incomplete state reflects the fragmentary nature of many such monuments that have survived from this era. The cross testifies to the Christian worship practices and material culture of medieval Derbyshire during the Viking Age and its aftermath.

Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008618. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church?

The Two Dales Cross is a fragmentary Anglo-Scandinavian high cross now relocated to the churchyard of All Saints' Church at Darley in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008618.

Who is responsible for protecting Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church?

Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008618.

What other scheduled monuments are near Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lead mines 600m and 980m south west of Oddo House Farm (8.1 km), Long Dale bowl barrow (8.2 km), Rainslow Scrins 470m south west of Leadmines Farm (8.2 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Lead mines 600m and 980m south west of Oddo House Farm
8.1 km
Long Dale bowl barrow
8.2 km
Rainslow Scrins 470m south west of Leadmines Farm
8.2 km
Smerrill Barn bowl barrow
8.6 km
Two lead mines known as Winster Pitts and Drummer's Venture
8.7 km
Mouldridge Grange, earthworks immediately south of Mouldrige Grange Farm
9.3 km
Northern Dale lead mines
9.4 km
Gorseydale lead mines, 300m north and 650m north west of Moor Farm
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church

Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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