St Gudula's Cross

St Gudula's Cross is a wayside cross of probable medieval date, standing in the open Dartmoor landscape. Like many such crosses scattered across the moor, it may have served to mark a routeway, mark a parish or manorial boundary, or act as a waypoint for travellers crossing the high moorland. The exact dedication to St Gudula suggests some local significance, though the history of the site is now largely obscured.

Today visitors will find a simple stone cross in its moorland setting. The site offers little in the way of elaborate stonework or inscription, but rewards those who seek out Dartmoor's quieter heritage. Walking to St Gudula's Cross gives a sense of how these markers once guided people across terrain that remains much as it has for centuries.