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Medieval wayside cross, 780m SSE of Walwick Grange is a stone cross of medieval date situated in Northumberland. The monument survives as a wayside cross, a form commonly erected during the medieval period to mark routes, boundaries, or sites of religious significance. Such crosses served practical functions for travellers whilst also indicating the Christian landscape of the medieval countryside. The site's remote location reflects the pattern of medieval crosses distributed across the upland terrain of northern England.
Medieval wayside cross, 780m SSE of Walwick Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008265. View the official record →
Medieval wayside cross, 780m SSE of Walwick Grange is a stone cross of medieval date situated in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008265.
Medieval wayside cross, 780m SSE of Walwick Grange 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 1008265.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillfort on Warden Hill, 1km north-west of High Warden (0.9 km), Fishponds, 250m north west of Walwick Grange Farm (0.9 km), Defended settlement on Wall Crags (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval wayside cross, 780m SSE of Walwick Grange's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval wayside cross, 780m SSE of Walwick Grange stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.