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Sourton Down Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located on Sourton Down in Devon. The monument consists of a stone cross shaft set upon a base, representing the type of marker commonly erected along routes and boundaries during the medieval period. Such crosses served practical functions as waymarkers for travellers and pilgrims traversing the moorland landscape, and often marked significant meeting points or territorial divisions. The cross remains an important archaeological record of medieval communication and settlement patterns in Devon's upland regions.
Sourton Down Cross, 360m north east of Aliceford Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020270. View the official record →
Sourton Down Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located on Sourton Down in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020270.
Sourton Down Cross, 360m north east of Aliceford 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 1020270.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A cluster of five stone hut circles and associated boundary wall situated within a large enclosure 30m north-east of Ger Tor (8.4 km), Stone hut circle and field-plots 100m east of Ger Tor (8.5 km), Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit (8.5 km).
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