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Edale Cross is a wayside and boundary cross located in the Peak District parish of Edale in Derbyshire. The monument dates from the medieval period, though the exact date of its original construction remains uncertain. The cross stands as evidence of the important role such structures played in medieval settlement patterns, serving both as a waymarker for travellers and as a boundary marker defining parochial or territorial divisions. The surviving stonework reflects the enduring significance of this site through the centuries, though the cross has undergone repair and modification in later periods.
Wayside and boundary cross known as Edale Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008615. View the official record →
Edale Cross is a wayside and boundary cross located in the Peak District parish of Edale in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008615.
Wayside and boundary cross known as Edale 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 1008615.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cow Low bowl barrow (7.5 km), Oxlow Rake lead mines (7.7 km), Snelslow Plantation bowl barrow (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside and boundary cross known as Edale 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.
Wayside and boundary cross known as Edale Cross stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.