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Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village

England
List entry 1009193
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009193
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 74326 84725
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village?

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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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Seven Lords' Lands round barrow
8.5 km
Foale's Arrishes, huts and fields, Blackslade Down
8.7 km
Two stone hut circles 80m and 130m north of Rippon Tor
9 km
Hut circle at Tunhill Rocks
9 km
Huts and fields NE of Rippon Tor
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village

Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village

ExeterRoman town · ~12 miles
Domesday entry for Lowton, Devon →
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