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Tinker Cross is a wayside cross located in Yorkshire, England, and forms part of the region's medieval network of roadside monuments. The cross dates to the medieval period, though its exact date of construction remains uncertain. Such wayside crosses typically served multiple functions within medieval communities, including acting as waymarkers for travellers, focal points for local gatherings, and sites associated with religious observance. The monument survives as a testament to medieval stone-working practices and the importance placed upon markers along established routes through the Yorkshire landscape.
Wayside cross known as Tinker Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011754. View the official record →
Tinker Cross is a wayside cross located in Yorkshire, England, and forms part of the region's medieval network of roadside monuments. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011754.
Wayside cross known as Tinker 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 1011754.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The old bridge over the Hebden Water at Hebden Bridge (0.9 km), Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 440m north west of Rough Bottom on Midgeley Moor (2.5 km), Cup marked boundary stone known as Churn Milk Joan on Crow Hill, Midgley Moor, 580m north of Foster Clough Bridge (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross known as Tinker 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 Tinker Cross stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.