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Reaps Cross is a wayside cross located in Yorkshire, England, and is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of stone cross that commonly marked routes, boundaries, or served as meeting points in the English landscape. Such crosses typically functioned as waymarkers for travellers and pilgrims, and in some cases marked administrative divisions. The physical remains consist of a stone shaft with base, characteristic of medieval cross construction, though like many monuments of this class the original head may have been lost or replaced over centuries of exposure to the elements.
Wayside cross known as Reaps Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013830. View the official record →
Reaps Cross is a wayside cross located in Yorkshire, England, and is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013830.
Wayside cross known as Reaps 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 1013830.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross known as Mount Cross (4.2 km), Wayside cross known as Abel Cross (4.3 km), Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm (4.8 km).
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