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Roppa South Cross is a medieval stone cross situated on Carr Cote Ridge in Yorkshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents a type of wayside cross that would have served practical and devotional functions within the landscape. Such crosses typically marked routes, boundaries, or places of gathering and prayer. The structure stands as evidence of medieval religious practice and settlement patterns in the upland regions of northern England.
Roppa South Cross on Carr Cote Ridge 1100m WSW of Piethorn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011746. View the official record →
Roppa South Cross is a medieval stone cross situated on Carr Cote Ridge in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011746.
Roppa South Cross on Carr Cote Ridge 1100m WSW of Piethorn 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 1011746.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildings (7.9 km), Griff Cross, wayside cross 800m NNE of Griff Farm on the road from Helmsley to Rievaulx (8 km), Round barrow 600m west of Grange Farm (8.4 km).
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