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Wayside cross on Langsett Moor known as Lady Cross

England
List entry 1012157
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012157
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SK 14838 99738
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lady Cross is a wayside cross located on Langsett Moor in Yorkshire, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and survives as a stone cross that would have served as a waymarker or boundary marker across the moorland landscape. Such crosses were typical features of medieval Yorkshire moorlands, providing navigation and territorial demarcation along routes connecting settlements and parishes. The cross is a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its significance as a surviving example of medieval moorland infrastructure.

Wayside cross on Langsett Moor known as Lady Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012157. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross on Langsett Moor known as Lady Cross?

Lady Cross is a wayside cross located on Langsett Moor in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012157.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross on Langsett Moor known as Lady Cross?

Wayside cross on Langsett Moor known as Lady 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 1012157.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross on Langsett Moor known as Lady Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Reconstructed packhorse bridge from Derwent Hall See also SOUTH YORKSHIRE 1267 (5.1 km), Reconstructed packhorse bridge from Derwent Hall See also DERBYSHIRE 18 (5.1 km), Round cairn 200m west of Margery Hill triangulation pillar (5.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Reconstructed packhorse bridge from Derwent Hall See also SOUTH YORKSHIRE 1267
5.1 km
Reconstructed packhorse bridge from Derwent Hall See also DERBYSHIRE 18
5.1 km
Round cairn 200m west of Margery Hill triangulation pillar
5.7 km
Boundary and wayside cross known as Catshaw Cross
6.9 km
Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wall
8.1 km
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as the Old Bull Ring 500m north of Meal Hill
8.2 km
Round cairn 1140m north east of Bamford House
8.5 km
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross on Langsett Moor known as Lady Cross

Wayside cross on Langsett Moor known as Lady Cross 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 on Langsett Moor known as Lady Cross

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.8 miles
Domesday entry for holme, Yorkshire →
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