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Cundy Cross is a wayside cross located in Yorkshire, England, and is recorded as a listed ancient monument. The cross dates to the medieval period and represents the type of ritual or directional marker that would have stood at a significant point along a historic route or at a parish boundary. Such wayside crosses served functional purposes for travellers and pilgrims, whilst also holding religious significance within the landscape. The monument survives as evidence of medieval devotional practice and the organisation of the Yorkshire countryside during the medieval era.
Wayside cross known as the Cundy Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011758. View the official record →
Cundy Cross is a wayside cross located in Yorkshire, England, and is recorded as a listed ancient monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011758.
Wayside cross known as the Cundy 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 1011758.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm (3.3 km), Romano-British field system and settlement at Wheata Wood (3.7 km), Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane (4.3 km).
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