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Wharram Hill embankment cross is a medieval stone cross located in Yorkshire. The monument stands upon an earthen embankment and represents a type of wayside cross common to the medieval period in northern England. Such crosses typically served as waymarkers, meeting places, or boundary markers within the medieval landscape. The site's positioning on an embankment suggests deliberate placement within the settlement or field system of Wharram, indicative of the monument's importance to local medieval communities.
Wharram Hill embankment cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005199. View the official record →
Wharram Hill embankment cross is a medieval stone cross located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005199.
Wharram Hill embankment 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 1005199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age square barrow cemetery on Haisthorpe Moor, 750m WNW of Demming Farm (1.2 km), Bowl barrow in Lady Boynton's Whin (1.2 km), Medieval complex at Barmston Old Hall, including two moated sites, a pond, three fishponds and associated enclosures with part of a field system. (3.2 km).
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