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Kirk Cross is a wayside cross located in Yorkshire, England, and represents a form of medieval monument that served both practical and spiritual functions in the landscape. The cross dates to the medieval period, when such monuments were commonly erected at significant points along routes, near settlements, or at boundaries. As a wayside cross, it would have functioned as a waymarker for travellers and pilgrims whilst also serving as a focus for religious devotion and community gathering. The surviving structure demonstrates the enduring presence of such crosses within the English landscape, though like many examples it has undergone restoration and modification over the centuries.
Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011760. View the official record →
Kirk Cross is a wayside cross located in Yorkshire, England, and represents a form of medieval monument that served both practical and spiritual functions in the landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011760.
Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross 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 1011760.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm (2.3 km), East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm (2.8 km), Monk Bretton standing cross (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.