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Percy Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located on Percy Cross Rigg in Yorkshire. The monument stands as a marker of considerable age, though its precise construction date remains uncertain within the medieval period. Such crosses commonly served practical functions as waymarkers for travellers and pilgrims traversing the landscape, whilst also potentially marking parish or territorial boundaries. The cross represents an important element of the medieval infrastructure that shaped movement and navigation across the northern English countryside.
Percy Cross on Percy Cross Rigg 850m north east of Oak Tree Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011968. View the official record →
Percy Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located on Percy Cross Rigg in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011968.
Percy Cross on Percy Cross Rigg 850m north east of Oak Tree Farm 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 1011968.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 550m west of Baysdale Farm (4.9 km), Cross dyke 850m WSW of Baysdale Farm (5.2 km), Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Percy Cross on Percy Cross Rigg 850m north east of Oak Tree Farm'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.
Percy Cross on Percy Cross Rigg 850m north east of Oak Tree Farm stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.