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Medieval cross is a wayside cross located approximately 150 metres west of Woodburnhill Farm in Northumberland. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents a form of Christian monument commonly erected along routes and at significant locations throughout northern England during the Middle Ages. The cross survives as a stone structure, typical of vernacular religious monuments that served both spiritual and practical functions in medieval communities, often marking parish boundaries, pilgrimage routes, or gathering places. Such crosses reflect the landscape's medieval religious infrastructure and remain important archaeological witnesses to devotional practices and settlement patterns in Northumberland during this period.
Medieval cross, 150m west of Woodburnhill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008423. View the official record →
Medieval cross is a wayside cross located approximately 150 metres west of Woodburnhill Farm in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008423.
Medieval cross, 150m west of Woodburnhill 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 1008423.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead, 650m west of High Cowden Cottage (7.5 km), Romano-British farmstead 400m WSW of Hetchester (7.9 km), Two round cairns, 220m south west of Pittland Hills (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval cross, 150m west of Woodburnhill Farm'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.
Medieval cross, 150m west of Woodburnhill Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.