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Higher Combe cross is a wayside cross located in open land approximately 250 metres east of Higher Combe in Devon. The monument survives as a stone cross of medieval date, representing the class of wayside crosses that marked routes and boundaries across the Devon landscape during the medieval period. Such crosses served multiple functions within rural communities, including acting as waymarkers for travellers, assembly points, and territorial markers. The cross remains a significant record of medieval religious and social practice in Devon's 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 open land 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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