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A Cross is located in Derry, Northern Ireland, protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 12545. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, metamorphic strata formed during the Neoproterozoic era, comprising marble and meta-limestone that underlie this part of County Derry. These ancient, altered carbonate rocks form the geological foundation of the local landscape.
The cross itself is classified as uncertain in type, reflecting either the condition of the monument or ambiguity in its formal characterisation. Such monuments in the Derry region typically date from the early medieval or later medieval period, though individual examples vary considerably in their original function and context. The monument may have served a religious, commemorative or territorial purpose.
The precise location at grid reference C5370701921 places the cross within the distinctive geology of the region. The marble and meta-limestone bedrock would have been a familiar material to local stonemasons, though the cross itself may have been fashioned from other stone sources. The monument's survival and protection reflect its significance to the cultural heritage of Derry and its value as evidence of settlement and belief practices across the centuries.
Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12545. View the official record →
A Cross is located in Derry, Northern Ireland, protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 12545.
Cross dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a cross. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 12545.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cashel (6.2 km), Two stone circles & possible alignment (6.7 km), Stone circles (2), standing stone & alignment (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of 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.
Cross stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is marble, meta-limestone.