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Wayside cross socket stone at road junction 70m east of St Peter's Church is a medieval monument consisting of the stone socket base of a wayside cross, located near St Peter's Church in Devon. The socket stone represents the surviving foundation element of what was originally a complete stone cross, a common feature of the medieval English landscape that typically marked significant locations such as road junctions, parish boundaries, or meeting places. The monument dates to the medieval period, though the precise century of its erection is not definitively documented in the available record. The socket stone survives as physical evidence of medieval Christian devotional and practical infrastructure, demonstrating the widespread practice of erecting marker crosses at prominent locations within parish and manorial landscapes.
Wayside cross socket stone at road junction 70m east of St Peter's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013732. View the official record →
Wayside cross socket stone at road junction 70m east of St Peter's Church is a medieval monument consisting of the stone socket base of a wayside cross, located near St Peter's Church in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013732.
Wayside cross socket stone at road junction 70m east of St Peter's Church 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 1013732.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross 6m south of Dowland church (0.1 km), Churchyard cross 3m south of Huish church porch (3.6 km), Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross (3.8 km).
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