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Wayside cross socket stone at road junction 70m east of St Peter's Church is a medieval wayside cross base situated in Devon, England. The socket stone represents the surviving foundation element of what was originally a complete wayside cross, a common feature of the medieval landscape that served both as a marker at prominent road junctions and as a focus for devotional practice. The monument dates to the medieval period, though the precise century of its erection cannot be determined from the physical remains alone. Such crosses were typically constructed of stone and frequently marked important routes, parish boundaries, or sites of gathering, and their survival in fragmentary form provides valuable evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use across rural Devon.
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 wayside cross base situated in Devon, England. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross socket stone at road junction 70m east of St Peter's Church'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 socket stone at road junction 70m east of St Peter's Church stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.