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Cross shaft in St Mary's churchyard is a fragmentary stone monument of medieval date, likely belonging to the Anglo-Saxon or early medieval period based on its form and construction. The shaft survives as a single stone element, characteristic of the cross monuments that once stood prominently in churchyards and served both spiritual and community functions in medieval England. The piece demonstrates the quality of stone working typical of the period, though its current condition reflects centuries of weathering and loss. Such cross shafts represent important evidence of religious practice and monumental sculpture in Yorkshire during the medieval centuries.
Cross shaft in St Mary's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013301. View the official record →
Cross shaft in St Mary's churchyard is a fragmentary stone monument of medieval date, likely belonging to the Anglo-Saxon or early medieval period based on its form and construction. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013301.
Cross shaft 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 1013301.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Market cross in Masham (0.1 km), Camp and tumulus on Roomer Common (1.8 km), Round barrow known as Binsoe Hill, south of Binsoe Hill Farm (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross shaft 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.
Cross shaft in St Mary's churchyard stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.