Scheduled MonumentsEnglandStanding cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel

Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel

England
List entry 1015598
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015598
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SD 32489 01046
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel is a medieval cross monument located in Lancashire, England. The cross survives as a standing stone with a carved shaft, typical of monuments erected during the medieval period in northern England, and represents an important element of the local religious and community landscape. Such crosses frequently marked significant locations within parishes, serving functions related to worship, assembly, or processional routes. The monument is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England, reflecting its recognised historical and archaeological importance to the region.

Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015598. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel?

Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel is a medieval cross monument located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015598.

Who is responsible for protecting Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel?

Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel 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 1015598.

What other scheduled monuments are near Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross 100m north of Liverpool Lodge, Little Crosby (0.4 km), Standing cross at the junction of Green Lane and Water Street (1.2 km), Broom's Cross wayside cross, 150m north east of Orchard House (1.5 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel

Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel

Battle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~25 miles