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Burrow Cross is a wayside cross located approximately forty metres south-east of Burrow Farm in Devon, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of roadside religious marker that was common throughout Devon and the broader south-west during the Middle Ages. Such crosses served both spiritual and practical functions, marking routes and providing focal points for wayfarers' devotions. The surviving structure preserves evidence of its medieval construction and continues to stand as testimony to the religious landscape of medieval Devon.
Wayside cross called Burrow Cross 40m south east of Burrow Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013614. View the official record →
Burrow Cross is a wayside cross located approximately forty metres south-east of Burrow Farm in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013614.
Wayside cross called Burrow Cross 40m south east of Burrow Farm 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 1013614.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Law Library, Cathedral Yard (6.7 km), Part of the Roman town of Exeter, beneath Cathedral Green (6.8 km), Roman baths (site of), The Deanery (6.9 km).
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