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Week Down cross: a wayside cross 530m south west of Yellam
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Week Down cross is a wayside cross of medieval date, one of several that once guided travellers across Dartmoor's high ground. These crosses marked important routes used by packhorses, pilgrims and traders crossing the moor, offering both practical wayfinding and spiritual reassurance in an exposed landscape. The cross stands on open ground, a quiet reminder of the routes that shaped Dartmoor's human geography.
Today the site remains as it has for centuries, a simple stone monument set in moorland near Yellam. Visiting involves walking into open country, and the cross is best found by local knowledge or careful navigation. It forms part of Dartmoor's heritage of medieval religious and practical waystones, part of the network that kept communities connected across difficult terrain.
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