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Botton Cross is a wayside cross located on Danby High Moor in North Yorkshire. The monument dates from the medieval period and represents the type of stone cross that would have served as a waymarker or meeting point in the upland landscape. The cross stands as evidence of medieval use of the moorland routes crossing the North York Moors, forming part of the wider network of such crosses that characterised this region during the Middle Ages. Its exact original purpose—whether primarily devotional, directional, or a boundary marker—reflects the multifunctional role such crosses typically occupied in medieval rural communities and trade routes.
Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010081. View the official record →
Botton Cross is a wayside cross located on Danby High Moor in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010081.
Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High 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 1010081.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes (7.5 km), Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns (8 km), Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck (8.4 km).
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