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Yennadon Cross is a wayside cross located in Devon, approximately 340 metres south of Peekhill. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of roadside marker that would have served both practical and devotional functions for travellers in the region. The cross survives as a scheduled ancient monument, with its designation reflecting its importance as evidence of medieval religious and social practices in rural Devon. Such wayside crosses typically marked routes, parish boundaries, or places of gathering and remain significant indicators of the medieval landscape and settlement patterns of south-western England.
Yennadon Cross: a wayside cross 340m south of Peekhill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009184. View the official record →
Yennadon Cross is a wayside cross located in Devon, approximately 340 metres south of Peekhill. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009184.
Yennadon Cross: a wayside cross 340m south of Peekhill 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 1009184.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common (7.5 km), Animal pound at The Pound, 620m south of Roborough House (8.2 km), Two round barrows on Ridding Down (8.8 km).
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