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Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross

England
List entry 1012155
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012155
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 48364 05314
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have access to the specific details recorded in NHLE list entry 1012155 for this Yorkshire site. To provide accurate and scholarly description of this particular standing cross and memorial cross, I would need to consult the official Heritage List for England entry or established archaeological publications that document its dimensions, construction materials, decorative features, dating evidence, and historical provenance. I recommend consulting the National Heritage List for England directly or contacting the relevant local heritage authority in Yorkshire for authoritative information about this monument's medieval origins, subsequent history, and current physical condition.

Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012155. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross?

I do not have access to the specific details recorded in NHLE list entry 1012155 for this Yorkshire site. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012155.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross?

Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross 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 1012155.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough (5.4 km), Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood (5.8 km), Conisbrough Castle (7.1 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
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

Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough
5.4 km
Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood
5.8 km
Conisbrough Castle
7.1 km
Swinton Pottery (The Rockingham Works), 310m and 120m north west of Keeper's Cottage
7.7 km
Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long in Wath Wood
7.9 km
Roman Ridge: section 520yds (480m) E of Dyson's Cottage to Long Plantation
8.2 km
Roman Ridge: section 140yds (130m) long in Dyson's Plantation
8.4 km
Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages)
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross

Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross stands on Pennine Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross

Battle of Towton, 1461Battle (1461) · ~20.4 miles
Domesday entry for Hickleton, Yorkshire →
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