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Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down

England
List entry 1008925
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008925
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 49295 73872
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Green Lane Cross is a wayside cross located at the north-west end of Whitchurch Down in Devon. The monument dates to the medieval period and would have served as a marker along local routes and possibly as a focal point for travellers and the local community. The cross survives as a stone structure characteristic of Devon's tradition of wayside crosses, which were common features of the medieval landscape. It is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the Historic England listing system.

Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008925. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down?

Green Lane Cross is a wayside cross located at the north-west end of Whitchurch Down in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008925.

Who is responsible for protecting Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down?

Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down 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 1008925.

What other scheduled monuments are near Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House (9.6 km), Two hut circles S of Catstor Down (9.8 km), Hut circle on Wigford Down (9.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House
9.6 km
Two hut circles S of Catstor Down
9.8 km
Hut circle on Wigford Down
9.9 km
Settlement on Wigford Down
10.1 km
Settlement on Wigford Down S of Durance
10.2 km
Hut circles W of Wigford Down China Clay Works
10.4 km
Three hut circles on south part of Wigford Down
10.5 km
Four round barrows on Wigford Down
10.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down

Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Carboniferous, bedrock that formed in the Carboniferous. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

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