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Low Cross is a standing stone located on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors, North Yorkshire, which has been reused as a wayside cross marker. The monument dates from the medieval period, when it was adapted for use as a waymarker or boundary stone along the local route. The stone itself may incorporate or reuse material from an earlier phase of use, reflecting the common medieval practice of repurposing pre-existing monumental stone. It survives as a testament to the long continuity of significant landscape features within the parish, serving both practical navigational and symbolic functions within the medieval settlement pattern.
Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012888. View the official record →
Low Cross is a standing stone located on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors, North Yorkshire, which has been reused as a wayside cross marker. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012888.
Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors 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 1012888.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including High Cross wayside cross on Kirkgate Lane, north of Appleton-le-Moors (0.4 km), Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm (1.3 km), The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church (2.4 km).
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