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White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale

England
List entry 1012893
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012893
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 67938 10780
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

White Cross is a wayside cross located at the junction of roads to Castleton and Commondale in Yorkshire, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents a typical example of the wayside crosses that marked routes and served as gathering points or landmarks in the medieval landscape. The cross survives as a stone monument, though like many such crosses it has been subject to weathering and repair over the centuries. Wayside crosses of this type functioned as navigational markers and occasionally as places of prayer or assembly for medieval travellers and local communities.

White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012893. View the official record →

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What is White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale?

White Cross is a wayside cross located at the junction of roads to Castleton and Commondale in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012893.

Who is responsible for protecting White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale?

White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale 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 1012893.

What other scheduled monuments are near White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross (8.5 km), Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor (8.7 km), White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor (8.8 km).

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Battlefields
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross
8.5 km
Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor
8.7 km
White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor
8.8 km
Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor
8.8 km
Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor
9 km
Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm
9.3 km
The Margery Bradley standing stone
9.5 km
Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale

White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

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