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Horn's Cross is a wayside cross located in Devon, England, dating to the medieval period. The monument consists of a stone cross shaft and base, characteristic of the type of roadside markers that served both practical and religious functions in medieval landscapes. Such crosses typically guided travellers and marked parish or manorial boundaries, whilst also serving as focal points for local devotion. The survival of Horn's Cross demonstrates the persistence of medieval stone monuments in the Devon countryside, where numerous examples of similar crosses remain from this period.
Horn's Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019221. View the official record →
Horn's Cross is a wayside cross located in Devon, England, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019221.
Horn's Cross 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 1019221.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn west of Ball Gate, Corringdon Ball (9.7 km), Cairn above the south-west bank of the East Glaze Brook (9.7 km), Multiple stone alignment and associated cairns west of Glasscombe Upper Plantation (9.8 km).
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