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Rey Cross is a Roman temporary camp and signal station located in the North Pennines in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a Roman marching camp, likely dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD and associated with military campaigns in northern Britain, together with a prehistoric stone circle whose construction predates the Roman occupation by many centuries. The camp's physical remains consist of defensive ditches and banks characteristic of Roman temporary fortifications, whilst the stone circle represents a significant prehistoric ritual or ceremonial monument. The combined presence of these two distinct periods of use makes Rey Cross an important palimpsest of human activity spanning from the Bronze Age through the Roman imperial period.
Rey Cross Roman temporary camp and signal station, and prehistoric stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016929. View the official record →
Rey Cross is a Roman temporary camp and signal station located in the North Pennines in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016929.
Rey Cross Roman temporary camp and signal station, and prehistoric stone circle 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 1016929.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement 740m WNW of Old Spital (0.3 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement, two round cairns, medieval transhumance settlement and two pillow mounds, 360m south east of Rey Cross Roman camp (0.4 km), Rey Cross, 670m west of Old Spital (0.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Rey Cross Roman temporary camp and signal station, and prehistoric stone circle'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 Roman temporary camp and signal station, and prehistoric stone circle stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.