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Ouldsbroom Cross

England
List entry 1003293
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003293
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SX 68494 73500
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ouldsbroom Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Devon, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of stone cross that was commonly erected at crossroads and boundaries throughout the English countryside during the Middle Ages. Such crosses served practical functions as waymarkers and gathering points whilst also holding religious significance within the local community. The cross survives as a testament to medieval devotional and commercial life in rural Devon.

Ouldsbroom Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003293. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ouldsbroom Cross?

Ouldsbroom Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003293.

Who is responsible for protecting Ouldsbroom Cross?

Ouldsbroom 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 1003293.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ouldsbroom Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eastern White Barrow (8.6 km), Riders Rings (The Rings) (9.2 km), Enclosure WSW of Dockwell Hole (9.3 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
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
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Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Eastern White Barrow
8.6 km
Riders Rings (The Rings)
9.2 km
Enclosure WSW of Dockwell Hole
9.3 km
Enclosure SE of Dockwell Hole
9.5 km
Blowing house at junction of Hook Lake and River Erme
9.6 km
Knatta Barrow
9.6 km
Enclosure and hut circles on Erme Plains
9.8 km
Enclosure and hut circles on Erme Plains E of River Erme
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ouldsbroom Cross

Ouldsbroom Cross stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Ouldsbroom Cross

ExeterRoman town · ~18.8 miles
Domesday entry for Spitchwick, Devon →
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