Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg

Medieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg

England
List entry 1017596
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017596
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
NY 85648 94740
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Medieval wayside cross located 200 metres north-north-west of Brownrigg is a scheduled ancient monument in Northumberland. The cross dates to the medieval period and represents the type of religious monument commonly erected along routes and at significant points in the medieval landscape, serving functions that ranged from pilgrimage markers to waypoints for travellers. Such crosses were integral features of the devotional topography of medieval England and often stood at crossroads, boundaries, or on routeways connecting settlements and places of religious importance.

Medieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017596. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg?

The Medieval wayside cross located 200 metres north-north-west of Brownrigg is a scheduled ancient monument in Northumberland.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg?

Medieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg 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 1017596.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead 850m south of Troughend (3.3 km), Romano-British farmstead on Wood Hill 800m north west of Old Town Cottages (3.4 km), Prehistoric settlement, funerary and agricultural remains, 650m south of South Monkridge Bridge (6.6 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg

Medieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.