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High Cross is a medieval stone cross located in St Paul's churchyard in Cumberland, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents a significant example of ecclesiastical stonework associated with the parish church. The cross survives as a substantial upright monument within the churchyard setting, where such crosses historically served functions relating to the church and its surrounding community. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of the important archaeological and architectural heritage of the region.
High cross in St Paul's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012642. View the official record →
High Cross is a medieval stone cross located in St Paul's churchyard in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012642.
High cross in St Paul'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 1012642.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stainton Ling prehistoric hut circle settlement, associated field systems, cairnfields, funerary cairns, and a medieval field system and two shielings (7.5 km), Prehistoric enclosure south of The Intake, 920m south east of Stainton (7.6 km), Prehistoric stone circle, trackway, cairnfields, funerary cairns, hut circles, Romano-British farmstead and a medieval field system, 1.1km SE of Stainton (7.9 km).
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