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White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale

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White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
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White Cross is a medieval stone cross standing at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale in North Yorkshire. It marked a busy crossing where travellers chose between two valleys, giving them a visible point for direction, prayer or assembly. Rain, wind and human hands have changed its surface, but it still performs its old job: stopping motion for a moment and making the choice of route clear.
The National Heritage List for England records White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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