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Stony Cross is a wayside cross located in the North York Moors, positioned approximately 920 metres south-east of Highfield House adjacent to the A170 road. The monument is a medieval cross, typical of the crosses that marked important routes and boundaries throughout the Yorkshire landscape during the medieval period. Such wayside crosses served functional and spiritual purposes, acting as waymarkers for travellers and pilgrims while also demarcating parish or estate boundaries. The cross survives as a scheduled monument and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under list entry 1010077, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance to the understanding of medieval communication networks and settlement patterns in the North York Moors.
Wayside cross called Stony Cross on the A170 920m south east of Highfield House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010077. View the official record →
Stony Cross is a wayside cross located in the North York Moors, positioned approximately 920 metres south-east of Highfield House adjacent to the A170 road. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010077.
Wayside cross called Stony Cross on the A170 920m south east of Highfield House 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 1010077.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 420m north of Rye House Farm (4.1 km), Round barrow 300m north of Rye House Farm (4.2 km), Earthworks by Stonegrave church (7 km).
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