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Bennett's Cross is a simple granite cross set beside the B3212 on the high open ground of central Dartmoor. Like many such crosses scattered across the moor, it probably dates to the medieval period, serving as a waymarker for travellers crossing the exposed plateau. The exact purpose of individual crosses varies, but they often marked routes, boundaries, or stopping points on journeys across Dartmoor's moorland.
Today the cross stands much as it has for centuries, a modest stone monument in the rolling heather and grass. Its position on the roadside makes it easily accessible to walkers and drivers exploring this part of the moor. The landscape around it remains largely unchanged, offering a sense of continuity with the medieval routes that crossed Dartmoor when these crosses were first erected.
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