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Crosshall Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of wayside or parish cross that served important communal functions in medieval Scottish settlements. Such crosses typically marked significant locations within or near settlements and could serve purposes ranging from market assembly points to markers of territorial or ecclesiastical significance. The cross survives as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and social organisation in the Scottish Borders region.
Crosshall,cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM390. View the official record →
Crosshall Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM390.
Crosshall,cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM390.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lochton,enclosure 250m SSE of (3.9 km), Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW of (4.4 km), Redden, settlement 60m SE of (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Crosshall,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.
Crosshall,cross stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.