Crosses

Although the symbol itself is pre-christian, relics of old stone crosses that scatter Britain, generally relate to a period in history when the christian cult was sweeping the landscape and afflicting the lives of indigenous people.  The archaeological stone crosses that remain tended to be positioned where earlier heathen sites were found – and as a result of this, it’s important to include them on TNA as relics marking an attempt to alter human animistic relationships with the land, to an increasingly desacralized one.  These stone relics took various forms, each relating to the function of the site it meant to supplant or impress: market crosses, boundary crosses, village crosses, wayside crosses, etc.

CROSSES:  Bibliography & References

Site Name

Species

Grid-Reference / What3Words

Abbey Cross, Whitby, North YorkshireCrossNZ 90242 11300
Abel Cross, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
Acrehowe Cross, Baildon Moor, West YorkshireCross (destroyed)SE 14390 40601
Adam’s Cross, Saddleworth Moor, Lancashire  
Adamnan’s Cross, Camusvrachan, Glen Lyon, PerthshireCross-marked Standing StoneNN 62537 47690
Annel Cross, Twiston, Lancashire  
Annot Cross, Lane Bottom, Brierfield, LancashireCross (destroyed)c. SD 881 353
Apeland Cross, Hedon, East Yorkshire  
Atis Cross, Flint, FlintshireCross (destroyed)SJ 2534 7208
Banbury Cross, Banbury, OxfordshireCrossSP 45323 40397
Barley Cross, Richmond, North YorkshireCross (destroyed)NZ 1709 0085
Barton Cross, Barton, LancashireWayside CrossSD 53502 37332
Bingley Cross, West YorkshireMarket Cross 
Black Knoll Cross, Morton Moor, West YorkshireCross (remains)SE 1034 4465
Blacko Cross, Barrowford, Lancashire  
Boskenna Cross, St. Buryan, CornwallWayside CrossSW 42579 24266
Bradshaw Cross, Nether Wyresdale, LancashireWayside CrossSD 52474 51414
Bread Cross, Banbury, Oxfordshire  
Broken Cross, Westminster, London, MiddlesexCross (destroyed)TQ 322 812
Butt Yeats Cross, Hornby, Lancashire  
Butter Cross, Richmond, North Yorkshire  
Byrnand Hall Cross, Knaresborough, North YorkshireWayside Cross (destroyed)SE 3519 5694
Catshaw Cross, Thurlstone, South Yorkshire  
Church Cross, Newchurch-in-Pendle, Lancashire  
Churchyard Cross, Hornsea, East Yorkshire  
Churchyard Cross, Lower Dowdeswell, GloucestershireCross (destroyed)SP 001 199
Churchyard Cross, Prestbury, LancashireCross (remnant)SJ 9007 7692
Churchyard Cross, St. Briavel’s, GloucestershireCross (destroyed)SO 559 047
Coombe Hill Cross, Wycoller, LancashireCrossSD 95586 38608
Corwen, Denbighshire, WalesCross + Cup-Marked StoneSJ 0787 4340
Cow Cross, Finsbury, London, MiddlesexCross (destroyed)TQ 3180 8181
Cow and Calf Stones, East Bierley, West YorkshireCrosses / Legendary Rocks (destroyed)SE 1975 2909
Cowcliffe Cross, Fartown, Huddersfield, West YorkshireCross-baseSE 13949 18935
Cowper’s Cross, Ilkley Moor, West YorkshireWayside CrossSE 10223 45609
The Cross, Gussage All Saints, DorsetCross (destroyed)ST 999 108
Cross Gates Cross, Slaidburn, LancashireWayside Cross (base)SD 70039 53609
Crowan, Kerrier, CornwallCross (remains)SW 6456 3449
Curwen Hall Cross, Hornby, Lancashire  
Dawes Cross, Cambridge, CambridgeshireCross (destroyed)TL 455 578
Deighton Cross, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire  
Dull, Aberfeldy, PerthshireCrossNN 80710 49136
Duncroisk Crosses Stone, Glen Lochay, Killin, PerthshirePetroglyphsNN 53258 36436
Dyke Nook Cross, Clitheroe, Lancashire  
East Riddlesden, Keighley, West YorkshireCross (remnants)SE 079 421
Eastwoods Cross, Summerbridge, North YorkshireCross Base + Cup-Marked StoneSE 18506 62013
Eaves Green Cross, Goosnargh, LancashireCrossSD 56770 37765
Emmott Cross, Colne, LancashireCrossSD 888 401
Exley Head Cross, Keighley, West YorkshireCross baseSE 04818 40146
Eyam Cross, Eyam, DerbyshireCrossSK 2178 7639
Fairy Hill Cross, Rishworth Moor, West YorkshireCross 
Fearby Cross, Masham, North YorkshireCross (remnants)SE 1984 8127
Foldys Cross, Towneley, Burnley, LancashireCrossSD 8523 3066
Golcar Cross, West Yorkshire  
Great Puddingstone Cross, Harrogate, North Yorkshire  
Greystone Cross, Blacko, Barrowford, Lancashire  
Grimeford Cross, Adlington, LancashireCrossSD 6200 1284
Handsome Cross, High Bradfield, South YorkshireCross (destroyed)SK 2612 9417
Hangman’s Bank, Preston, Lancashire  
Hawk Hill, Alloa, ClackmannanshireCrossNS 90135 92660
Headless Cross, Grimeford – a.k.a Grimeford Cross  
Hebden Wood, Slack, Hebden Bridge, West YorkshireCross 
Herders Cross, Wycoller, LancashireCrossSD 94057 39369
High Cross, Aberford, West YorkshireCross (destroyed)SE 433 390
High Cross, Elkstone, GloucestershireCross (destroyed)SO 9674 1321
High Cross, Shrewsbury, ShropshireCross (destroyed)SJ 492 126
High Cross, Tottenham, London, MiddlesexCrossTQ 33781 89561
Hill Chapel Cross, Goosnargh, LancashireWayside CrossSD 57273 38505
Idol Cross, Cornholme – a.k.a Mount Cross  
Ilkley Crosses, West YorkshireCrosses 
Keighley Cross, West Yorkshire – see Market Cross, Keighley  
Killingbeck Cross, Leeds, West YorkshireCross (destroyed)SE 3071 3463
Kilnsea Cross, Hedon, East Yorkshire  
Laycock Cross, Keighley, West Yorkshire  
Lilla Cross, Fylingdales Moor, North YorkshireCrossSE 88923 98686
Lytham Cross, Lytham, LancashireWayside CrossSD 3603 2718
Maen Achwyfan, Whitford, Flintshire CrossSJ 129 788
Maiden or Tailor’s Cross, Foulridge, LancashireCrossSD 890 423
Maiden Cross, Mereclough, Burnley, LancashireCross (replaced)SD 8936 2883
Market Cross, Aynho, NorthamptonshireCross (destroyed)SP 514 332
Market Cross, Baildon, West YorkshireCrossSE 15475 39743
Market Cross, Bradford, West YorkshireCross 
Market Cross, Elstow, BedfordshireCrossTL 04864 47498
Market Cross, Glanton, NorthumberlandCross (destroyed)NU 0708 1445
Market Cross, Glastonbury, SomersetCrossST 49875 38924
Market Cross, Halesowen, WorcestershireCrossSO 9666 8356
Market Cross, Harewood, West YorkshireCross (destroyed)SE 3224 4498
Market Cross, Hastings, SussexCross (destroyed)TQ 828 099
Market Cross, Hedon, East YorkshireCross 
Market Cross, Highburton, West YorkshireCross 
Market Cross, Kincardine, FifeCrossNS 93120 87515
Market Cross, Keighley, West YorkshireCrossSE 06042 41002
Market Cross, Lechlade-on-Thames, GloucestershireCross (destroyed)SU 214 995
Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme, StaffordshireCrossSJ 84857 45979
Market Cross, Poulton-le-Fylde, LancashireCross 
Market Cross, Richmond, North YorkshireCross 
Market Cross, Skipton, North YorkshireCross 
Market Cross, Thornton-le-Dale, North YorkshireCrossSE 8340 8304
Marsden Heights Cross, Nelson, Lancashire  
Marsh Cross, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire  
Maudlin Cross, Hedon, East Yorkshire  
Mercat Cross, Alloa – a.k.a Town Cross  
Mercat Cross, Clackmannan, ClackmannanshireCrossNS 91109 91890
Mercat Cross, Doune, PerthshireCrossNN 72704 01570
Mercat Cross, Stirling, StirlingshireCross 
Mitton Church Cross, Great Mitton, LancashireCrossSD 7154 3896
Mitton Green, Great Mitton, LancashireCrossSD 71217 39613
Mount Cross, Cornholme, West YorkshireCrossSD 91460 27280
Netherurd Mains, Kirkurd, PeeblesshireCrossNT 1041 4403
Nick o’ Pendle Cross, Sabden, Lancashire  
Oat Cross, Richmond, North Yorkshire  
Old Market Cross, Sedbergh, CumbriaCross (destroyed)SD 6573 9212
Oxenhope Cross, West YorkshireCrossSE 03111 35206
Pendle Cross, Newchurch-in-Pendle, Lancashire  
Pillar of Eliseg, Pentrefelin, Llangollen, DenbighshireCrossSJ 20267 44522
Plague Stone, Adel, Leeds, West YorkshireCross base 
Port Cross, Port of Menteith, StirlingshireCross / Sacred TreeNN 581 012
Ralph’s Cross, Westerdale Moor, North YorkshireCrossNZ 67724 02092
Ratten Clough Cross, Emmott Moor, LancashireCross baseSD 93997 39746
Reap’s Cross, Heptonstall Moor, West YorkshireCrossSD 94360 30269
Reva Hill, Hawksworth, West YorkshireCrossSE 15297 42972
Rocester Church Cross, StaffordshireCrossSK 11170 39394
St. Andrew’s Cross, Dunfermline, FifeCross (destroyed)NT 1017 8630
St. Fumack’s Cross, Botriphnie, BanffshireCross (destroyed)NJ 3755 4408
St. James Church, Burton-in-Kendal, CumbriaCrossSD 5305 7692
St. James’ Cross, Barton-upon-Humber, LincolnshireCross (destroyed)TA 0424 2064
St. Matthew’s Church, Rastrick, West YorkshireCross
St. Paul’s Cross, London, MiddlesexCross 
St. Peter’s Cross, Stoke-on-Trent, StaffordshireCrossSJ 8792 4521
Salford Cross, Chipping Norton, OxfordshireCross + Cup-Marked StoneSP 28644 28058
Sepulchre Cross, Hedon, East Yorkshire  
Shay Cross, Wiswell, Lancashire  
Slaithwaite Cross, West YorkshireCross (missing)SE 077 139?
Stob Cross, Markinch, FifeWayside CrossNO 29607 02202
Stockham Cross, Hedon, East Yorkshire  
Strand Cross, Westminster, London, MiddlesexCross (destroyed)TQ 3077 8093
Stump Cross, Bramley, Leeds, West YorkshireCross (destroyed)SE 2546 3537
Stump Cross, Ferrybridge, West YorkshireCross
Stump Cross, Goosnargh, LancashireWayside CrossSD 57287 37421
Stump Cross, Haworth, West Yorkshire  
Stump’s Cross, Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire  
Swastika Stone, Kirkurd – a.k.a Netherurd Mains, Peeblesshire  
Swinden Cross, Foulridge, Colne, LancashireCrossSD 878 409
Thursday Market Cross, York, North YorkshireCross (destroyed)SE 603 519
Tinker Cross, Hebden Bridge, West YorkshireCross
Tom Cross, Colne, LancashireCrossSD 92102 43175
Tom Cross, Laneshaw Bridge, Lancashire  
Town Cross, Alloa, ClackmannanshireCrossNS 88559 92686
Town Cross, Kendal, WestmorlandCross (destroyed)SD 5152 9280
Twiers Cross, Hedon, East Yorkshire  
Upper Cross, Newchurch-in-Pendle, Lancashire  
Village Cross, Deerhurst, GloucestershireCross (destroyed)SO 870 299
Village Cross, Leighterton, GloucestershireCross (destroyed)ST 824 910
Village Cross, Powerstock, DorsetCross (destroyed)SY 5167 9622
Water Sheddles Cross, Oakworth Moor, West YorkshireCross / Standing StoneSD 9711 3826
Wayside Cross, Hornsea, East Yorkshire  
Whalley Crosses, LancashireCrossesSD 7326 3616
Wheat Cross, Richmond, North Yorkshire  
White Cross, Banbury, Oxfordshire  
Withgill Cross, Great Mitton, LancashireCross baseSD 7060 4062