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High cross in St Mary's churchyard

England
List entry 1012643
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012643
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NY 07230 03570
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

High Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of significant local importance situated in Cumberland. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands within the churchyard of St Mary's, where it has served as a focal point for the parish community. The cross exhibits the characteristic form of a high cross with a substantial stone shaft and head, representing the type of ecclesiastical monument commonly erected in English churchyards from the medieval period onwards. Such crosses functioned both as devotional markers and as important landmarks within the settlement, often serving practical purposes in marking parish boundaries and gathering places.

High cross in St Mary's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012643. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is High cross in St Mary's churchyard?

High Cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of significant local importance situated in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012643.

Who is responsible for protecting High cross in St Mary's churchyard?

High cross in St Mary's churchyard 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 1012643.

What other scheduled monuments are near High cross in St Mary's churchyard?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Infell Wood medieval enclosure, 550m north west of Scargreen (2.8 km), High cross in St Paul's churchyard (3.7 km), Stone circle NW of Seascale How Farm (4.1 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Infell Wood medieval enclosure, 550m north west of Scargreen
2.8 km
High cross in St Paul's churchyard
3.7 km
Stone circle NW of Seascale How Farm
4.1 km
Drigg Holme packhorse bridge
4.9 km
Mecklin Park cairnfield, 500m north of Ain House
5.4 km
Two high cross shafts in St Bridget's churchyard
6.2 km
High cross shaft, high cross head, and high cross base in St Michael and All Angels churchyard
7.7 km
Ravenglass Roman fort bath-house, also known as Walls Castle
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under High cross in St Mary's churchyard

High cross in St Mary's churchyard stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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