Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill

Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill

England
List entry 1011755
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011755
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SD 98554 18065
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill is a medieval stone cross situated in Yorkshire, England. The monument is a roadside cross, a common feature of medieval English landscapes that typically served as a waymarker and focal point for travellers along established routes. The cross dates to the medieval period, reflecting the importance of such structures in the organisation of medieval territory and communication networks. Such wayside crosses often marked significant routes, boundaries, or locations of religious or administrative importance within their localities.

Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011755. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill?

Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill is a medieval stone cross situated in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011755.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill?

Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill 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 1011755.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackstone Edge Roman road See also GREATER MANCHESTER 5 (0.9 km), Blackstone Edge Roman road See also WEST YORKSHIRE 32 (0.9 km), Oxygrains packhorse bridge, Rishworth (2.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill

Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~15.6 miles