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Butter Cross and stocks is a medieval market monument located in Rutland. The structure comprises a stone cross base that formerly supported a cross shaft, together with adjoining stocks, reflecting the dual functions typical of market towns in the medieval period. The monument dates to the medieval period, though precise dating evidence remains limited in the scholarly record. Such structures served both as focal points for commercial activity and as instruments of public justice, representing the administrative authority of the town.
Butter Cross and stocks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005068. View the official record →
Butter Cross and stocks is a medieval market monument located in Rutland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005068.
Butter Cross and stocks 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 1005068.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardens (0.1 km), Dovecot and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House (3.1 km), Martinsthorpe deserted medieval village (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Butter Cross and stocks'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.
Butter Cross and stocks stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.