John Cross
John Cross, Shooting House Rigg
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Overview
NZ 90 SW 900027 10/157
SNEATON
SHOOTING HOUSE
RIGG
John Cross
II
Wayside cross and boundary marker. Medieval socket stone and C18 boundary stone. Hollowed rectangular socket stone. Boundary stone with initial 'C' inscribed on east face replaces cross shaft and is now recumbent. John Cross was located between a bog and a steep slope, and was one of a series of waymarkers on the old road from Whitby to Pickering via Red Gate and May Beck. Possibly named after John de Steyngrave, Abbot of Whitby 1245-1258.
M.Boyes, The Crosses Walk, p.69; T.H.Woodwark, The Crosses on the North York Moors, pp.11, 19.
Listing NGR: NZ9000702699
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1148716
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jul-1989
- List Entry Name:
- John Cross
- Statutory Address:
- John Cross, Shooting House Rigg
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1148716
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jul-1989
- List Entry Name:
- John Cross
- Statutory Address 1:
- John Cross, Shooting House Rigg
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- John Cross, Shooting House Rigg
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sneaton
- National Park:
- North York Moors
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 90007 02699
Summary
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22 December 2025 to reformat the text to current standards
NZ 90 SW 900027 10/157
SNEATON
SHOOTING HOUSE
RIGG
John Cross
II
Wayside cross and boundary marker. Medieval socket stone and C18 boundary stone. Hollowed rectangular socket stone. Boundary stone with initial 'C' inscribed on east face replaces cross shaft and is now recumbent. John Cross was located between a bog and a steep slope, and was one of a series of waymarkers on the old road from Whitby to Pickering via Red Gate and May Beck. Possibly named after John de Steyngrave, Abbot of Whitby 1245-1258.
M.Boyes, The Crosses Walk, p.69; T.H.Woodwark, The Crosses on the North York Moors, pp.11, 19.
Listing NGR: NZ9000702699
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22 December 2025 to reformat the text to current standards
NZ 90 SW 900027 10/157
SNEATON
SHOOTING HOUSE RIGG
John Cross
II
Wayside cross and boundary marker. Medieval socket stone and C18 boundary stone. Hollowed rectangular socket stone. Boundary stone with initial 'C' inscribed on east face replaces cross shaft and is now recumbent. John Cross was located between a bog and a steep slope, and was one of a series of waymarkers on the old road from Whitby to Pickering via Red Gate and May Beck. Possibly named after John de Steyngrave, Abbot of Whitby 1245-1258.
M.Boyes, The Crosses Walk, p.69; T.H.Woodwark, The Crosses on the North York Moors, pp.11, 19.
Listing NGR: NZ9000702699
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 327636
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Boyes, M, The Crosses Walk, (), 69
Woodwark, T H, The Crosses of the North York Moors, (), 11, 19
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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