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Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation

England
List entry 1019295
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019295
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SK 29694 67703
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation is a stone monument dating to the medieval period. The site consists of a cross base, which would have originally supported a stone cross shaft, a common feature in the medieval landscape of Derbyshire and the surrounding regions. Such crosses served various functions within medieval communities, including marking important routes, boundaries, or serving as gathering points. The monument survives today as a fragmentary but significant example of medieval stone work, contributing to our understanding of the built heritage of medieval Derbyshire.

Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019295. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation?

Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation is a stone monument dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019295.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation?

Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation 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 1019295.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lumsdale Mills and associated water management features (7 km), Old Millclose engine house and associated features, 570m south west of Cowley Hall (7 km), Moated site and fishponds 300m north east of Snitterton Hall (7.3 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Lumsdale Mills and associated water management features
7 km
Old Millclose engine house and associated features, 570m south west of Cowley Hall
7 km
Moated site and fishponds 300m north east of Snitterton Hall
7.3 km
Matlock Bridge
7.5 km
Northern Dale lead mines
7.6 km
Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley
7.7 km
Lead workings in High Tor Recreation Ground
8.8 km
Two lead mines known as Winster Pitts and Drummer's Venture
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation

Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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