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Young Ralph is a wayside cross and boundary marker located on Westerdale Moor in Yorkshire. The monument dates to the medieval period and served both as a waymarker for travellers crossing the moorland and as a territorial boundary marker, functions typical of such crosses in upland regions. The cross has been substantially reconstructed in its recorded history, though it retains evidence of its original medieval construction. Its presence on this exposed moorland location reflects the importance of established routes and administrative divisions across the North York Moors in the medieval landscape.
Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012891. View the official record →
Young Ralph is a wayside cross and boundary marker located on Westerdale Moor in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012891.
Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor 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 1012891.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck (7.8 km), Colliery on Rudland Rigg, 825m north east of Bog House (8.1 km), Western of four round barrows known as Three Howes (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor'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 and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.