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High cross in St Paul's churchyard

England
List entry 1012642
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012642
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NY 09160 00455
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is High cross in St Paul's churchyard?

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.

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

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.

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

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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Everything a full report reveals about High cross in St Paul's churchyard

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Prehistoric cairnfield on Stainton Fell, 660m north of Rowantree Force
8 km
Prehistoric long cairn on Stainton Fell, 940m north east of Rowantree Force
8.1 km
Prehistoric cairnfield on Waberthwaite Fell, 740m south west of Rowantree Force
8.4 km
Prehistoric cairnfield on Waberthwaite Fell, 840m north west of Redgill Head
8.6 km
Prehistoric cairnfield on Corney Fell, 680m north east of Charlesground
8.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under High cross in St Paul's churchyard

High cross in St Paul'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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