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Rey Cross is a medieval boundary marker situated on the Pennines in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a stone cross which served as a territorial boundary point, likely dating from the medieval period when such crosses marked the limits of ecclesiastical or secular landholdings across upland regions. Its elevated moorland location reflects the strategic importance of defining boundaries in these remote areas, typical of medieval administrative practice in northern England. The cross remains a significant example of the permanent markers established to regulate territorial claims and facilitate governance across the Pennine landscape.
Rey Cross, 670m west of Old Spital is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016467. View the official record →
Rey Cross is a medieval boundary marker situated on the Pennines in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016467.
Rey Cross, 670m west of Old Spital 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 1016467.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement 740m WNW of Old Spital (0.1 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement, two round cairns, medieval transhumance settlement and two pillow mounds, 360m south east of Rey Cross Roman camp (0.3 km), Rey Cross Roman temporary camp and signal station, and prehistoric stone circle (0.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Rey Cross, 670m west of Old Spital'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.
Rey Cross, 670m west of Old Spital stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.