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Blackaton Cross is a wayside cross located approximately 1.25 kilometres north of Lee Moor Village in Devon. The monument represents a type of cross commonly erected along medieval routes and boundaries, serving functions both practical and devotional for travellers and local communities. The cross is now registered as an ancient monument and is identified in the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1008930. Such wayside crosses, of which Blackaton is an example, typically date from the medieval period, though precise dating for individual examples often remains uncertain without detailed archaeological investigation or documentary evidence specific to this site.
Blackaton Cross: a wayside cross 1.25km north of Lee Moor Village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008930. View the official record →
Blackaton Cross is a wayside cross located approximately 1.25 kilometres north of Lee Moor Village in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008930.
Blackaton Cross: a wayside cross 1.25km north of Lee Moor Village 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 1008930.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (4.8 km), Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park (6.3 km), Plympton Priory (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Blackaton Cross: a wayside cross 1.25km north of Lee Moor Village's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Blackaton Cross: a wayside cross 1.25km north of Lee Moor Village stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.