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Ann's Cross is a wayside cross situated on a bowl barrow approximately 800 metres south-east of Foster Howes in Yorkshire. The monument comprises a stone cross of medieval date, erected upon a prehistoric burial mound, representing a layering of different historical periods at a single location. The cross itself is characteristic of the wayside crosses that marked routes and served devotional or boundary functions in the medieval landscape. The juxtaposition of the medieval cross with the Bronze Age barrow reflects the long history of human activity in this part of Yorkshire, with the prehistoric mound serving as a convenient elevated position for the later ecclesiastical or commemorative marker.
Ann's Cross wayside cross on bowl barrow 800m south east of Foster Howes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009856. View the official record →
Ann's Cross is a wayside cross situated on a bowl barrow approximately 800 metres south-east of Foster Howes in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009856.
Ann's Cross wayside cross on bowl barrow 800m south east of Foster Howes 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 1009856.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Northern of two round barrows in Dalby Forest known as the Brown Howes (9.5 km), Fox Howe round barrow (9.5 km), Round barrow 400m north east of Low Pasture Farm (9.5 km).
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