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Old Ralph is a wayside cross located on Ledging Hill in Westerdale Moor, North Yorkshire. The monument consists of a stone cross that served as a waymarker across the moorland landscape, a function typical of medieval and post-medieval crosses in upland regions of northern England. The cross is traditionally dated to the medieval period, though the exact date of its erection remains uncertain. Such crosses commonly marked routes across open moorland and served both practical navigational purposes and as boundary markers for monastic or manorial lands.
Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012894. View the official record →
Old Ralph is a wayside cross located on Ledging Hill in Westerdale Moor, North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012894.
Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor 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 1012894.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck (7.7 km), Colliery on Rudland Rigg, 825m north east of Bog House (8 km), Western of four round barrows known as Three Howes (8.2 km).
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