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Botton Cross, Yorkshire

Botton Cross is a wayside cross on Danby High Moor, Yorkshire, in the North Riding. The cross is of an early mediæval wheelhead type and survives as a base with the top part of the shaft inserted into the socket hole and a lower portion of the shaft lying on the ground beside it. It is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1010081.

Primary Name(s): Botton Cross
Place Type: Wayside Cross
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: North Riding
Lat, Long: 54.408706,-0.927284
Grid Reference: NZ 6972 0200
Civil Parish: Danby CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID:  GBPN300042

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Botton_Cross,_Yorkshire_300042