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The wayside cross 300m west of Bridge House is a medieval monument located in Northumberland, England. Such crosses commonly served as landmarks and focal points for travellers along established routes, and often marked boundaries or places of religious significance in the medieval landscape. The structure dates to the medieval period, though the precise century of its construction would depend on surviving architectural features and archaeological evidence. This example represents an important class of vernacular religious monuments that characterised the English countryside from the High Middle Ages onwards.
Medieval wayside cross, 300m west of Bridge House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008565. View the official record →
The wayside cross 300m west of Bridge House is a medieval monument located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008565.
Medieval wayside cross, 300m west of Bridge House 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 1008565.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishpond, 1km ENE of Sewingshields on Fozy Moss (9.1 km), Fishponds, 450m north-east of Sewingshields (9.2 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary at Brown Dikes and the field boundary east of turret 34a in wall miles 32, 33 and 34 (9.2 km).
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