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Edmundbyers Cross is a medieval wayside cross located on Muggleswick Common in County Durham. The monument dates to the medieval period and served as a marker along routes across the moorland landscape. The cross is recorded as a listed ancient monument and represents the category of upland crosses that historically functioned as waymarking features, meeting points, or boundary markers in the English uplands. Its survival in the open moorland environment reflects the relative isolation and preservation of such monuments in less intensively developed areas.
Edmundbyers Cross, Muggleswick Common, 1460m west of Heather Lea is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017309. View the official record →
Edmundbyers Cross is a medieval wayside cross located on Muggleswick Common in County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017309.
Edmundbyers Cross, Muggleswick Common, 1460m west of Heather Lea 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 1017309.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Feldon Smelt Mill (3.7 km), Cairnfield on Crawley Edge, 500m north west of Hill Crest (4.9 km), Lead mining remains at Ramshaw (5.2 km).
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