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Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag

England
List entry 1011747
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011747
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 63115 99071
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag?

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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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Roppa South Cross on Carr Cote Ridge 1100m WSW of Piethorn
7.8 km
Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm
7.9 km
Round barrow 750m NNW of Potter House
8 km
Round barrow on Beadlam Rigg, 490m west of Stone Ruckles round barrow
8.5 km
Potato Nab round barrow 1020m south west of Penny Holme
8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag

Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~24.2 milesAldboroughRoman town · ~24.6 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~23.3 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~24.5 miles
Domesday entry for Loversall, Yorkshire →
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