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Postgate Cross is a wayside cross located on Graystone Hills in North Yorkshire, approximately 700 metres north-north-east of Sneaton Corner. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of roadside religious marker that would have guided travellers and pilgrims across the Yorkshire moorlands. The cross survives as a stone structure typical of wayside crosses erected during the later medieval centuries, serving both practical navigation and spiritual functions for those journeying through this upland landscape. Such monuments are characteristic features of the medieval English countryside and this example contributes to the archaeological record of rural religious practice and infrastructure in the North York Moors region.
Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011966. View the official record →
Postgate Cross is a wayside cross located on Graystone Hills in North Yorkshire, approximately 700 metres north-north-east of Sneaton Corner. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011966.
Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner 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 1011966.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Lun Rigg, 890m east of Brecken Howe (8.5 km), Round cairn cemetery at High Greens 460m south east of Brecken Howe (8.7 km), Round barrow 450m west of High Langdale End (9.1 km).
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