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Black Hill wayside cross is a medieval stone cross located on Glaisdale Rigg in North Yorkshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands as evidence of the religious and practical functions such crosses served in the landscape, commonly marking routes, boundaries, or places of spiritual significance. The cross survives as a substantial upright stone structure typical of wayside crosses from this era, which were frequently positioned on high moorland routes to guide travellers and serve local communities. Its presence on Glaisdale Rigg reflects the important medieval traffic across the Yorkshire uplands and the Christian framework within which such waymarkers were established.
Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010080. View the official record →
Black Hill wayside cross is a medieval stone cross located on Glaisdale Rigg in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010080.
Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg 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 1010080.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 390m south east of Lower Row Mires (8.1 km), Kettle Howe round cairn (8.6 km), Round barrow on Wheeldale Moor, 1250m west of Wheeldale Lodge (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.