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John Cross boundary cross is a medieval wayside cross located on Shooting House Rigg in Yorkshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and served as a boundary marker, a common function for crosses placed at significant points in the landscape during the Middle Ages. The cross stands in the vicinity of Wilson's Shooting House, marking territorial divisions that would have been important to local land management and administration. Like many such boundary crosses, it represents the medieval practice of using prominent stone monuments to define and demarcate land holdings and parochial boundaries across the Yorkshire countryside.
John Cross boundary cross on Shooting House Rigg immediately east of Wilson's Shooting House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011744. View the official record →
John Cross boundary cross is a medieval wayside cross located on Shooting House Rigg in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011744.
John Cross boundary cross on Shooting House Rigg immediately east of Wilson's Shooting House 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 1011744.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Maw Rigg, 1.5km south west of High Langdale End (8.5 km), Round barrow on Maw Rigg, 1.6km south west of High Langdale End (8.5 km), Maw Rigg cairnfield in Langdale Forest (8.9 km).
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