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Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge

England
List entry 1020057
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020057
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 65465 71418
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge is a medieval roadside cross located in Devon, England. The monument survives as a stone cross of the type commonly erected beside routes of medieval travel, serving both practical and spiritual functions for wayfarers. Such wayside crosses typically marked important paths, provided waymarking, and offered opportunities for prayer or rest, reflecting the devotional landscape of medieval England. The cross is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument, recognising its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of medieval religious practice and settlement patterns.

Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020057. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge?

Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge is a medieval roadside cross located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020057.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge?

Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge 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 1020057.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn on Sharp Tor (9.6 km), Enclosure on the west side of the Erme valley below Stalldown (9.8 km), Cairn south of Stalldown stone alignment (9.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cairn on Sharp Tor
9.6 km
Enclosure on the west side of the Erme valley below Stalldown
9.8 km
Cairn south of Stalldown stone alignment
9.8 km
Two hut circles on the south-east slope of Stalldown
9.9 km
The middle one of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
10.6 km
A deserted medieval settlement and post medieval farmstead 510m north east of East Rook Gate
10.6 km
The southern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste
10.6 km
One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste
10.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge

Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge

ExeterRoman town · ~21 miles
Domesday entry for Stoke, Devon →
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