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Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall

England
List entry 1016487
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016487
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 19695 43911
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Esh Cross is a wayside cross located near Esh Hall in County Durham. The monument represents a type of medieval roadside marker that would have served practical and spiritual functions for travellers in the region, such as indicating routes or providing a place for prayer and rest. The cross survives as a substantial stone structure typical of medieval ecclesiastical or manorial monuments, though like many such crosses it has been subject to weathering and repair over its long history. Its exact date of construction remains consistent with late medieval or early post-medieval practice in the northern counties, though precise dating would require specialist architectural or archaeological assessment.

Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016487. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall?

Esh Cross is a wayside cross located near Esh Hall in County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016487.

Who is responsible for protecting Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall?

Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall 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 1016487.

What other scheduled monuments are near Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Steads camp (2.3 km), Old Hall (3 km), Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium) (4.4 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Castle Steads camp
2.3 km
Old Hall
3 km
Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
4.4 km
Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House
4.5 km
Grange and Chapel, Bear Park
4.6 km
Remains of Roman aqueduct
5.3 km
Aldin Grange (or Bearpark) Bridge
5.3 km
Bantling Castle Lime Kilns
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall

Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall

Battle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~3.9 milesBattle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~12.8 miles
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