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Spurrell's Cross is a wayside cross located in Devon, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of stone cross that commonly marked routes, boundaries, or places of religious significance in the English countryside. The cross survives as a standing stone monument, characteristic of Devon's substantial corpus of medieval wayside crosses. Such crosses served practical functions in the landscape, aiding travellers and functioning as focal points for local communities during the medieval and early modern periods.
Spurrell's Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012238. View the official record →
Spurrell's Cross is a wayside cross located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012238.
Spurrell's Cross 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 1012238.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (1.9 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (1.9 km), Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon (2.3 km).
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