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Castle Hill Cross

England
List entry 1015465
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015465
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SS 67114 28651
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Hill Cross is a wayside cross located in Devon, England. The monument dates to the medieval period, likely the fourteenth or fifteenth century, and stands as a example of the numerous stone crosses that marked routes and boundaries throughout south-western England during the Middle Ages. The cross comprises a shaft and head of local stone, characteristic of Devon's tradition of cross-building. Its location on what appears to be an established routeway reflects its probable function as a waymarker for travellers and as a focus for local community life.

Castle Hill Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015465. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle Hill Cross?

Castle Hill Cross is a wayside cross located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015465.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle Hill Cross?

Castle Hill Cross 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 1015465.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle Hill Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Icehouse 260m north west of Castle Hill (0.2 km), Fishpond in Lower Beer Wood, Castle Hill (0.6 km), Park pale and associated remains at Castle Hill (0.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Icehouse 260m north west of Castle Hill
0.2 km
Fishpond in Lower Beer Wood, Castle Hill
0.6 km
Park pale and associated remains at Castle Hill
0.8 km
Wayside cross known as Hudscott Cross at Winson Cross
4.5 km
Churchyard cross 20m south of Chittlehampton church
4.7 km
Churchyard cross 6m south of Satterleigh church
6.1 km
Wayside cross known as Eastacott Cross or the Stonen Hammer
7 km
Hillfort 400m north west of Woodhouse
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle Hill Cross

Castle Hill Cross stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Filleigh, Devon →
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