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The Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor is a scheduled ancient monument situated in North Yorkshire. The monument consists of a medieval stone cross that has been adapted for use as a wayside signpost, serving both commemorative and practical functions across centuries. The cross represents a transitional phase in the monument's history, when medieval religious or boundary markers were repurposed to meet the navigation needs of later communities traversing the moorland landscape. Such reuse of earlier stonework as signposts was common across northern England during the early modern period, reflecting both the practical necessity of marking routes across exposed terrain and a form of continuity with the landscape's medieval heritage.
Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018739. View the official record →
The Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor is a scheduled ancient monument situated in North Yorkshire.
Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor 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 1018739.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eastern of four round barrows known as Three Howes (7.6 km), Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns (7.6 km), Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor'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 reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.