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Standing cross at the Harkirke is a medieval stone cross located approximately eight metres north west of Harkirke Chapel in Lancashire. The monument comprises a shaft and head characteristic of crosses erected during the medieval period, serving both religious and communal functions within the settlement. Such crosses typically marked sacred or significant gathering places and may have served as waymarkers or focal points for religious devotion. The survival of this structure demonstrates the continuity of Christian worship and community life in this rural Lancashire location through the medieval centuries.
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 →
Standing cross at the Harkirke is a medieval stone cross located approximately eight metres north west of Harkirke Chapel in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015598.
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.
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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