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Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner

England

List entry 1011966

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1011966

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.01 hectares

Grid reference

NZ 91825 04342

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Postgate Cross is a wayside cross located on Graystone Hills near Sneaton in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a stone cross, typical of medieval wayside crosses that served as landmarks and focal points for travel and religious observance in the English countryside. Such crosses functioned as meeting places, markers on established routes, and sites of devotion during the medieval period. The cross's exact dating and original form remain subjects of archaeological study, though wayside crosses of this type were commonly erected or maintained from the medieval period onwards.

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner?

Postgate Cross is a wayside cross located on Graystone Hills near Sneaton in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011966.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner?

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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Monuments

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Battlefields

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Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

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Local Names

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Historical Maps

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Literature

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Legal

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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

Round barrow 430m SSW of High Langdale End

9.3 km

Round barrow 280m south west of High Langdale End

9.3 km

Round barrow 330m south west of High Langdale End

9.4 km

Round barrow 490m south west of High Langdale End

9.4 km

Round barrow 610m south west of High Langdale End

9.6 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner

Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~13.7 miles

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