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Wigford Down cross: a wayside cross 230m WNW of Cadover Bridge
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Wigford Down cross is a wayside cross of medieval origin, positioned on high ground above Cadover Bridge in the southern reaches of Dartmoor. Such crosses once served practical and spiritual purposes: they marked routes across open moorland, provided waymarking for travellers, and often indicated boundaries or meeting places in the medieval landscape.
The cross stands in the open moorland character typical of Dartmoor's uplands, offering perspective on how this monument functioned within the network of paths and settlements that shaped the moor over centuries. It remains a scheduled monument, protected for its historical significance to our understanding of medieval Dartmoor.
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