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Market cross at Highburton is a medieval market cross located in the village of Highburton in West Yorkshire. The structure dates from the medieval period and served as the focal point for commercial and civic activities within the settlement, as was customary for crosses of this type throughout England. The cross stands as a physical testament to Highburton's historical importance as a market centre, embodying the economic and social organisation of the medieval community.
Market cross at Highburton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011850. View the official record →
Market cross at Highburton is a medieval market cross located in the village of Highburton in West Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011850.
Market cross at Highburton 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 1011850.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill: slight univallate hillfort, small multivallate hillfort, motte and bailey castle and deserted village (3.9 km), Netherhall barn (4.9 km), Cairnfield in Hagg Wood, Honley, 375m south east of Upper Hagg (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Market cross at Highburton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Market cross at Highburton stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.