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The Swine Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a stone shaft and base, characteristic of crosses erected during the medieval period to serve as waymarkers and focal points for local communities. Such crosses functioned as meeting places and markers along routes of travel and pilgrimage. The site represents an important example of vernacular stone ecclesiastical heritage within the Yorkshire landscape.
The Swine Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010544. View the official record →
The Swine Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010544.
The Swine 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 1010544.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Middleham Castle: twelfth century tower, keep, castle and fourteenth century concentric castle. (0.1 km), Middleham market cross (0.2 km), William's Hill (0.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Swine Cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
The Swine Cross stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.