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Friar's Cross is a wayside cross located approximately 600 metres east of Gallow Hill in Yorkshire, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of stone cross that would have served as a waymarker or meeting point along local routes. The cross survives as a scheduled ancient monument and is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1010525. Such wayside crosses were characteristic features of the medieval landscape, often positioned at significant junctions or boundaries, though the specific historical details and original dedication of this particular cross remain the subject of scholarly study.
Wayside cross 600m east of Gallow Hill, known as Friar's Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010525. View the official record →
Friar's Cross is a wayside cross located approximately 600 metres east of Gallow Hill in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010525.
Wayside cross 600m east of Gallow Hill, known as Friar's 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 1010525.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow in Cliff Plantation (7.2 km), Section of the Cleave Dyke system 45m east of the visitors' centre at Sutton Bank (7.3 km), Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton Bank (7.4 km).
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