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Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church is a standing stone monument located in Wiltshire. The cross dates to the medieval period and represents the type of wayside or churchyard crosses that were characteristic features of the English landscape from the twelfth century onwards. Such monuments typically served both religious and practical functions within their communities, marking sacred ground or serving as focal points for gatherings and processions. The cross survives as a testament to medieval devotional practices and the importance of stone monuments in marking significant locations within the parish landscape.
Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019505. View the official record →
Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church is a standing stone monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019505.
Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church 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 1019505.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows (7.5 km), Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage (7.6 km), Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church'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 30m north east of St Martin's Church stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.