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Hospit Cross is a wayside cross located at Bovey Cross on Dartmoor near North Bovey in Devon. The monument dates to the medieval period and served as a marker on one of the ancient routes crossing the moorland landscape. The cross survives as a stone structure typical of Dartmoor's wayside crosses, which functioned as directional and boundary markers for travellers and provided focal points for the surrounding moorland communities. Its name, deriving from "hospice," reflects the traditional association of such crosses with wayfarers and pastoral activity on the moor.
Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009193. View the official record →
Hospit Cross is a wayside cross located at Bovey Cross on Dartmoor near North Bovey in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009193.
Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village 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 1009193.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement W of Holwell Tor (7.2 km), Hut circles E of Southway (8.2 km), Hut circles E of the Saddle Tor (8.5 km).
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