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White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor

England
List entry 1012892
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012892
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 68223 01993
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Fat Betty is a boundary marker located on Danby Moor in North Yorkshire. The stone cross dates from the medieval period and originally served to mark territorial boundaries across the moorland, functioning as a wayside marker for travellers and as a parochial boundary stone. The monument comprises a stone cross mounted on a substantial base, now weathered by centuries of exposure to the moorland environment. Such boundary markers were common features of medieval Yorkshire's landscape, particularly in upland areas where they delineated parish and estate divisions.

White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012892. View the official record →

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What is White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor?

Fat Betty is a boundary marker located on Danby Moor in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012892.

Who is responsible for protecting White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor?

White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor 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 1012892.

What other scheduled monuments are near White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck (7.9 km), Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes (8 km), Colliery on Rudland Rigg, 825m north east of Bog House (8.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck
7.9 km
Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
8 km
Colliery on Rudland Rigg, 825m north east of Bog House
8.2 km
Rudland Close monastic grange, 750m south east of Saddle Stone
8.6 km
Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns
8.7 km
Ana Cross round barrow and wayside cross
9.2 km
Round barrow and cairnfield 480m north east of Hagg End
9.2 km
High Snapes ring cairn, 670m north east of Spaunton Lodge
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor

White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor

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Domesday entry for Danby, Yorkshire →
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