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High Cross in St Peter's churchyard, Heysham, is a fragmentary Anglo-Saxon cross that survives as a stone shaft, likely dating to the eighth or ninth century. The monument stands within the churchyard of St Peter's, which occupies a site of early Christian significance in Lancashire, and represents the tradition of free-standing stone crosses that characterised early medieval religious communities. The cross shaft displays the characteristic proportions and stonework associated with Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastical monuments, though its upper portions have been lost to time. Its presence at Heysham attests to the establishment of an important Christian foundation during the early medieval period in north-west England.
High cross in St Peter's churchyard, Heysham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009491. View the official record →
High Cross in St Peter's churchyard, Heysham, is a fragmentary Anglo-Saxon cross that survives as a stone shaft, likely dating to the eighth or ninth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009491.
High cross in St Peter's churchyard, Heysham 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 1009491.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Patrick's early Christian chapel and associated cemetery, Lower Heysham (0.1 km), Torrisholme bowl barrow (5.6 km), Glasson Dock (6.5 km).
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