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Roman's Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located near Dunsford Church in Devon. The monument consists of a stone cross head mounted on a shaft, characteristic of the decorative and functional crosses that marked routes and settlements during the medieval period. Its exact dating and original purpose remain subjects of local tradition and scholarly inquiry, though such crosses typically served as waymarkers, boundary markers, or focal points for religious observance in medieval Devon communities. The cross's name reflects local nomenclature rather than confirmed Roman period origins.
Roman's Cross 50m west of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009186. View the official record →
Roman's Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located near Dunsford Church in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009186.
Roman's Cross 50m west of the church 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 1009186.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Ridding Down (6.6 km), Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate (7 km), Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman's Cross 50m west of the church'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.
Roman's Cross 50m west of the church stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.