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York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor

England
List entry 1009857
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009857
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 87859 01524
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

York Cross is a wayside cross situated on Sneaton High Moor in North Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a stone cross base and shaft, typical of medieval wayside crosses that served as waymarkers and points of reference for travellers crossing the moorland landscape. The cross dates to the medieval period, though precise dating remains uncertain from available evidence. Such crosses were common features of the Yorkshire moorlands, functioning as important navigational aids along established routes and occasionally serving religious or ceremonial purposes in the landscape.

York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009857. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor?

York Cross is a wayside cross situated on Sneaton High Moor in North Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009857.

Who is responsible for protecting York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor?

York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High 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 1009857.

What other scheduled monuments are near York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross ridge dyke known as Gallows Dike and three round barrows 330m south west of Glebe Farm (8 km), Stone alignment 350m east of Newgate Foot (8.2 km), Round barrow 660m south west of Glebe Farm (8.2 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cross ridge dyke known as Gallows Dike and three round barrows 330m south west of Glebe Farm
8 km
Stone alignment 350m east of Newgate Foot
8.2 km
Round barrow 660m south west of Glebe Farm
8.2 km
Maw Rigg cairnfield in Langdale Forest
8.5 km
Round cairn at Dalby Snout, 690m north east of School Farm
8.7 km
Prehistoric dyke known as Horcum Dike
8.8 km
Thompson's Rigg cairnfield, including a platform cairn, round burial cairns, hollow ways, a standing stone, associated round barrows and a ring cairn
9 km
Three round barrows 130m north west of Seavy Pond
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor

York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor

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