Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWayside cross at Bulland Cross

Wayside cross at Bulland Cross

England
List entry 1013738
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013738
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SS 62987 01239
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross at Bulland Cross is a medieval cross located in Devon, England. The monument survives as a standing cross, typical of the wayside crosses that marked routes and served religious or administrative functions in medieval Devon. Such crosses commonly dated from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries and frequently stood at meeting points, parish boundaries, or along established trackways. The Bulland Cross example represents the survival of these vernacular stone monuments that punctuated the medieval landscape of the South West.

Wayside cross at Bulland Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013738. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross at Bulland Cross?

Wayside cross at Bulland Cross is a medieval cross located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013738.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross at Bulland Cross?

Wayside cross at Bulland 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 1013738.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross at Bulland Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn 140m north east of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill (9.7 km), Agglomerate enclosure and ten stone hut circles 500m west of Cawsand Beacon (9.7 km), Stone hut circle 610m west of Cawsand Beacon forming an outlying part of an enclosed stone hut circle settlement (9.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross at Bulland Cross

Wayside cross at Bulland Cross stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Wayside cross at Bulland Cross

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