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Churchyard Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Devon, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands within a churchyard setting, representing a class of ritual and ceremonial markers commonly erected in parish churches throughout England during the Middle Ages. Such crosses typically served functions relating to burial grounds, processional routes, or parochial assembly points. The structure survives as a testament to Devon's medieval ecclesiastical landscape and the established practice of marking sacred spaces with stone monuments of this character.
Churchyard Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003823. View the official record →
Churchyard Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003823.
Churchyard 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 1003823.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon (5.1 km), Two prehistoric hilltop enclosures, a ditch system and four bowl barrows, 300m north of Barton Pines Inn (5.2 km), Totnes Priory (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard Cross'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.
Churchyard Cross stands on Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is limestone, mudstone and calcareous mudstone.