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Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe

England
List entry 1013611
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013611
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 50921 99216
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross at Eastcombe is a medieval wayside cross located on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe in Devon. The monument is a standing cross of the type commonly erected during the medieval period to serve as a waymarker and focal point for travellers and local communities. Such crosses functioned as practical navigation aids along important routes whilst also serving religious and social purposes within the medieval landscape. The surviving structure represents an example of the vernacular stone monuments that characterised Devon's medieval parish boundaries and road networks.

Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013611. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe?

Wayside cross at Eastcombe is a medieval wayside cross located on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013611.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe?

Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe 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 1013611.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Icework at Sourton Tors (9.9 km), Two round cairns 540m ENE of Sourton Tors (10 km), Stone circle, cairn alignment, cider millstone and boundary ditch 410m south east of Sourton Tors (10.3 km).

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Icework at Sourton Tors
9.9 km
Two round cairns 540m ENE of Sourton Tors
10 km
Stone circle, cairn alignment, cider millstone and boundary ditch 410m south east of Sourton Tors
10.3 km
Seven cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill
10.3 km
Round cairn 470m south east of Sourton Tors
10.4 km
Stone hut circle, cairns and irregular aggregate field system 850m SSE of Sourton Tors
10.7 km
Round cairn 700m south of Sourton Tors
10.7 km
Ring cairn 160m WNW of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit
10.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe

Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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