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Wayside cross at Halwill is a medieval stone cross located on a roadside approximately forty metres south-east of Halwill Church in Devon. The monument represents a characteristic example of the wayside crosses that served devotional, directional, and communal functions throughout medieval England. Dating to the medieval period, such crosses typically marked important routes, boundaries, or places of gathering and were often associated with pilgrimage routes or local parish boundaries. The cross survives as a testament to the religious and social infrastructure of medieval Devon.
Wayside cross at Halwill on a roadside 40m south east of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016218. View the official record →
Wayside cross at Halwill is a medieval stone cross located on a roadside approximately forty metres south-east of Halwill Church in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016218.
Wayside cross at Halwill on a roadside 40m south east of the church 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 1016218.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Foxhole Barrow (2.6 km), Upcott Barrow (2.8 km), Hender Barrow (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross at Halwill on a roadside 40m south east of the church'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 at Halwill on a roadside 40m south east of the church stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.