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Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church is a stone cross of medieval date located in Dorset. The monument survives as a standing structure in the landscape near the parish church of St Mary, positioned at a distance of approximately 190 metres to the south east of the building. Such crosses were common features of the medieval parish landscape, serving purposes including marking boundaries, serving as gathering points for the community, or functioning as waymarkers. The cross represents a typical example of vernacular medieval stonemasonry and remains an important record of medieval settlement and social organisation within its parish.
Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015042. View the official record →
Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church is a stone cross of medieval date located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015042.
Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary'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 1015042.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy (9.7 km), Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument (9.9 km), Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.