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Cockan Cross is a wayside cross situated approximately 600 metres west of Fox Hole Crag in Yorkshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of cross that would have served functions including waymarking, preaching, or acting as a territorial or ecclesiastical boundary marker in the medieval landscape. The cross survives as a recorded ancient monument and is listed on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1011747, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance. Such wayside crosses formed an important part of the infrastructure and religious geography of medieval Yorkshire.
Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011747. View the official record →
Cockan Cross is a wayside cross situated approximately 600 metres west of Fox Hole Crag in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011747.
Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag 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 1011747.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 615m SSW of Rudland House (6.8 km), Two round barrows and a boundary stone 800m east of Spout House Plantation (7.7 km), Cairn cemetery NE of Birk Nab Farm (7.8 km).
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