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Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor

England
List entry 1012894
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012894
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 67419 01991
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor?

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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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
8.4 km
Eastern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
8.4 km
Rudland Close monastic grange, 750m south east of Saddle Stone
8.7 km
Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns
9.1 km
Round barrow and cairnfield 480m north east of Hagg End
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor

Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor

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