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Wayside cross 75m south east of Cross Gate is a medieval stone cross located in Devon, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of wayside crosses that were commonly erected along routes and at significant locations throughout England during the Middle Ages. Such crosses served various functions including marking boundaries, indicating directions for travellers, and serving as focal points for local communities. The structure exemplifies the modest stone construction typical of rural Devon's medieval heritage.
Wayside cross 75m south east of Cross Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009095. View the official record →
Wayside cross 75m south east of Cross Gate is a medieval stone cross located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009095.
Wayside cross 75m south east of Cross Gate 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 1009095.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common (7.5 km), Two round barrows on Ridding Down (8.3 km), Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross 75m south east of Cross Gate'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 75m south east of Cross Gate stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.