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Orchard Cross Socket is a medieval cross socket located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The socket represents the base of what was once a standing cross, a common feature of Scottish settlements and estates during the medieval period. Such cross sockets typically date from the later medieval centuries and would have supported a stone or wooden shaft serving ceremonial, administrative, or devotional purposes within the local community. The survival of the socket provides evidence of the historical significance of the Orchard settlement and its organisation during the medieval era.
Orchard,cross socket is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM679. View the official record →
Orchard Cross Socket is a medieval cross socket located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM679.
Orchard,cross socket is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM679.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crichton Peel & Sanquhar Castle (3.5 km), Kemps Castle,fort 320m SW of Euchan Bridge (4 km), Ryehill,motte (4.3 km).
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