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White Cross is a wayside cross located north of Poultry Farm in Lincolnshire. The monument is a medieval roadside marker, typical of crosses erected during the medieval period to serve as directional and devotional features along routes of travel and pilgrimage. Such crosses formed an important part of the landscape infrastructure and religious practice of medieval England, providing waymarking for travellers and serving as focal points for prayer or rest. The site's designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its significance as a surviving example of this class of medieval monument in the county.
White Cross, 80m north of Poultry Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014429. View the official record →
White Cross is a wayside cross located north of Poultry Farm in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014429.
White Cross, 80m north of Poultry Farm 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 1014429.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Boundary cross, Manor Hill Corner (1.8 km), St Ives Cross (3 km), Boundary cross, Old Fen Dike (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of White Cross, 80m north of Poultry Farm'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.
White Cross, 80m north of Poultry Farm stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.