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Griff Cross is a wayside cross located approximately 800 metres north-northeast of Griff Farm on the road connecting Helmsley and Rievaulx in North Yorkshire. The monument survives as a stone cross of medieval date, positioned on a significant route that historically connected settlements and religious houses in the region. Such wayside crosses served practical functions as directional markers and meeting points along travelled roads, whilst also fulfilling a spiritual purpose within the medieval landscape. The cross remains an archaeological record of medieval infrastructure and the organisation of movement through the Yorkshire countryside.
Griff Cross, wayside cross 800m NNE of Griff Farm on the road from Helmsley to Rievaulx is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012890. View the official record →
Griff Cross is a wayside cross located approximately 800 metres north-northeast of Griff Farm on the road connecting Helmsley and Rievaulx in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012890.
Griff Cross, wayside cross 800m NNE of Griff Farm on the road from Helmsley to Rievaulx 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 1012890.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 250m north of Coney Hill Farm (9.6 km), Two round barrows on Yearsley Moor 260m SSE of High Lions' Lodge (9.7 km), Round barrow on Yearsley Moor 330m SSW of High Lions' Lodge (9.7 km).
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