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Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm

England
List entry 1009190
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009190
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 74097 87196
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Linscott Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located in Devon, positioned north of a minor road approximately 280 metres north-west of Howton Farm. The monument survives as a stone cross of characteristic design typical of roadside crosses erected during the medieval period, which commonly marked routes, boundaries, or places of religious significance in the Devon landscape. Such crosses served practical functions for travellers and pilgrims whilst also reflecting the Christian devotional practices of their time. The cross is recorded as an ancient monument under Heritage List Entry 1009190.

Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009190. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm?

Linscott Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located in Devon, positioned north of a minor road approximately 280 metres north-west of Howton Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009190.

Who is responsible for protecting Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm?

Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm 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 1009190.

What other scheduled monuments are near Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn south west of Hound Tor, 215m east of East Lodge (8.4 km), Hut circles E of Pritton (8.7 km), Hut circles on Hedge Down (8.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ring cairn south west of Hound Tor, 215m east of East Lodge
8.4 km
Hut circles E of Pritton
8.7 km
Hut circles on Hedge Down
8.7 km
Hut circles on Bonehill Down
8.9 km
Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks
9.1 km
Pound NE of Holwell Tor
9.5 km
Two hut circles N of Lower Blackaton
9.6 km
Settlement W of Holwell Tor
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm

Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm

ExeterRoman town · ~11.6 miles
Domesday entry for Moretonhampstead, Devon →
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