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Higher Combe cross is a wayside cross located in a field approximately 250 metres east of Higher Combe in Devon. The monument consists of a stone cross of medieval date, typical of the wayside crosses that marked routes and boundaries throughout Devon during the later medieval period. Such crosses served practical functions as waymarkers and gathering points for local communities, whilst also holding religious significance as markers of Christian landscape. The cross survives as a testament to medieval devotional practices and the infrastructure of movement through the Devon countryside.
Higher Combe cross: a wayside cross in a field 250m east of Higher Combe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009181. View the official record →
Higher Combe cross is a wayside cross located in a field approximately 250 metres east of Higher Combe in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009181.
Higher Combe cross: a wayside cross in a field 250m east of Higher Combe 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 1009181.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circles E of the Saddle Tor (6.6 km), Cairn 240m north of Crownley Parks (6.7 km), Seven Lords' Lands round barrow (7.3 km).
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