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Churchyard Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of fifteenth-century date. The monument stands within the churchyard at an unspecified Somerset location and represents a common form of ecclesiastical furnishing from the late medieval period. Such crosses typically served functional and symbolic purposes within the parish churchyard, often associated with gathering spaces or processional routes. The cross is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the national heritage designation system, reflecting its significance as a surviving example of late medieval parish infrastructure.
Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015508. View the official record →
Churchyard Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of fifteenth-century date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015508.
Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard 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 1015508.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Longbottom Farm earthwork (9 km), Medieval estate boundary earthwork on Shute Shelve Hill (9.3 km), Bowl barrow 300m north east of Tyning's Farm (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard'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 in St Mary's churchyard stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.