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Wigford Down cross is a wayside cross located on the moors of Devon, approximately 230 metres west-north-west of Cadover Bridge. The monument survives as a stone cross of medieval date, typical of the religious and navigational markers that once punctuated the landscape of south-western England. Such wayside crosses served both as devotional monuments for travellers and as boundary or directional markers across the moorland terrain. The cross is recorded as an ancient monument under the statutory heritage protection system.
Wigford Down cross: a wayside cross 230m WNW of Cadover Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009188. View the official record →
Wigford Down cross is a wayside cross located on the moors of Devon, approximately 230 metres west-north-west of Cadover Bridge. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009188.
Wigford Down cross: a wayside cross 230m WNW of Cadover Bridge 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 1009188.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (5.5 km), Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (6.1 km), Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wigford Down cross: a wayside cross 230m WNW of Cadover Bridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Wigford Down cross: a wayside cross 230m WNW of Cadover Bridge stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.