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Watching Place Cross is a wayside cross situated at the junction of the B3212 and B3344 roads in Devon, England. The monument is a stone cross of medieval origin, representative of the wayside crosses that once marked routes and boundaries across the Devonshire landscape. Such crosses typically served practical and devotional functions, providing waymarkers for travellers and pilgrims whilst also serving as focal points for local communities. The cross remains an important survival of the region's medieval infrastructure and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under national heritage designation.
Watching Place Cross: a wayside cross at the junction of the B3212 with the B3344 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009176. View the official record →
Watching Place Cross is a wayside cross situated at the junction of the B3212 and B3344 roads in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009176.
Watching Place Cross: a wayside cross at the junction of the B3212 with the B3344 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 1009176.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burial chamber on Blackslade Down (8.9 km), Two stone hut circles and a length of boundary walling 250m west of Rippon Tor (9.2 km), Cairns N of Corndon Tor (9.8 km).
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