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Neville's Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Durham, England, erected in the mid-fourteenth century to commemorate the Battle of Neville's Cross fought in 1346. The monument stands as a substantial example of a wayside cross from the later medieval period and marks the site where English forces, commanded by the Bishop of Durham and local nobles including the Neville family, defeated a Scottish invasion force. The cross consists of a tall stone shaft mounted on a stepped base, typical of the cross monuments constructed during this era. It remains a significant historical landmark documenting an important regional military engagement and the commemorative practices of medieval England.
Neville's Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016622. View the official record →
Neville's Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Durham, England, erected in the mid-fourteenth century to commemorate the Battle of Neville's Cross fought in 1346. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016622.
Neville's 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 1016622.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maiden's Bower round cairn (0.7 km), Prebend's Bridge (0.9 km), The Water Gate (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Neville's Cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Neville's Cross stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.