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Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm is a medieval wayside cross located in Norfolk, England. The monument consists of a stone cross of the type commonly erected beside roads and pathways during the medieval period, serving functions both practical and religious. Such crosses typically marked routes of travel and pilgrimage, and provided focal points for local devotion. The cross's survival to the present day, despite the weathering typical of outdoor medieval stonework, makes it a significant archaeological record of Norfolk's medieval landscape and the patterns of movement and worship that characterised the period.
Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018298. View the official record →
Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm is a medieval wayside cross located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018298.
Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm 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 1018298.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site in Hills and Holes Plantation, 30m north west of Home Farm (4 km), Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield (5.2 km), Devil's Dyke, Beechamwell and Barton Bendish. Section 1km in length West of Smeeth Wood (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm'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 cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.