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High Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Derry, Northern Ireland, at grid reference C5120013930. The monument stands on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a metamorphic formation of psammite and pelite dating to the Middle Cambrian period, which creates a hard and durable foundation typical of the upland terrain in this region. High crosses of this type represent a significant tradition of Christian monumental sculpture that flourished throughout medieval Ireland, serving both as focal points for religious devotion and as markers of ecclesiastical territories.
The cross is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 11512, recognising its importance to the cultural heritage of Derry. The attribution of this particular cross remains uncertain, reflecting the challenges in dating and identifying individual examples without surviving inscriptions or detailed documentation. Its survival to the present day testifies to the robustness of its stone construction, anchored firmly in the resistant geology beneath, and to the monument's continuing significance within the local landscape and community memory.
High cross. cross is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11512. View the official record →
High Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Derry, Northern Ireland, at grid reference C5120013930.
High cross. cross dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a cross. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
High cross. cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 11512.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (2.4 km), Standing stone (5.9 km), The white stone. standing stone - the white stone (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of High cross. 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.
High cross. cross stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.