The Cross's of Dartmoor

Crossroads

When is a cross not a cross? simple, when it's a Dartmoor Cross. As with many things on the moor - nothing is as it ever seems. The 'cross' in this context simply denotes a junction of three or more roads/lanes. There are well over 200 specific named cross' on the moor which when considering the miles of roads and lane is nothing astounding. But just to confuse things there are also a large number of stone crosses on the moor which are also prefixed with the word 'cross'. If you really want a spanner in the works then some of the cross' also have stone crosses stood at them so you get for example; Sanduck Cross (road junction) and Sanduck Cross (wayside stone cross). How do folk know what's what, I don't know they just do. You will also find that the name of the cross is written vertically and fixed to the post. To save time and presumably money the 'cross' suffix is reduced to a black Maltese cross type symbol, so you actually see for example on the sign - Butts

There are some splendid names such as; Bethel Combe Cross, Brandiron Cross, Daisy Kingwell Cross, Firestone Cross, Pig's Leg Cross etc. and my favourite, probably because I used to pass it every day is Mucksy Lane Cross. Below is a list of the majority of the Dartmoor cross'.

Name	Location	Name	Location
ALSTON CROSS	SX 7761 7135	JORDAN CROSS	SX 7085 7512
ALSTON CROSS	SX 7761 7135	JURSTON CROSS	SX 6983 8518
AUSEWELL CROSS	SX 7390 7205	KELLY CROSS	SX 7905 8192
BARNE CROSS	SX 7625 8373	KINGS CROSS	SX 8044 8001
BARROW WAY CROSS	SX 6735 8957	KNOWLES CROSS	SX 7473 6960
BATWORTHY CROSS	SX 7082 8544	LANGSTONE CROSS	SX 7427 8170
BATWORTHY MILL CROSS	SX 7083 8547	LANGSTONE CROSS	SX 7614 7093
BEADON CROSS	SX 8155 8110	LEIGH CROSS	SX 6720 5742
BEATLAND CORNER CROSS	SX 5482 6240	LEIGH CROSS	SX 7050 6110
BECKAMOOR CROSS	SX 5347 7430	LEIGH CROSS	SX 8427 8090
BECKHAMS TREE CROSS	SX 8378 8360	LEIGHON CROSS	SX 7510 8017
BEETOR CROSS	SX 7130 8430	LETTAFORD CROSS	SX 7099 8409
BELSTONE CROSS	SX 6210 9369	LEWTHORN CROSS	SX 7795 7610
BERRY CROSS	SX 8077 8993	LEY CROSS	SX 7229 7948
BETHEL COMBE CROSS	SX 7872 7435	LITTLE CROSS	SX 7056 6968
BETHEL CROSS	SX 7822 7427	LIVATON CROSS	SX 6767 9351
BINNAMORE CROSS	SX 6873 6141	LOCKS GATE CROSS	SX 6963 7398
BIRCHANGER CROSS	SX 7728 7557	LOWER BLACKATON CROSS	SX 6978 7783
BLACKATON CROSS	SX 6976 7782	LOWER DOWN CROSS	SX 7990 7819
BLACKATON CROSS	SX 6783 8899	LOWERDOWN CROSS	SX 7990 7818
BLOODY POOL CROSS	SX ??? ???	LOWERY CROSS	SX 5487 6926
BOVEY CROSS	SX 7432 8470	MARDON CROSS	SX 8010 8395
BOWDOWN CROSS	SX 7243 6254	MARWOOD'S CROSS	SX 6788 5805
BRANDIRON CROSS	SX 8340 8092	MEAD CROSS	SX 7777 7118
BUDE CROSS	SX 6312 9477	MOON'S CROSS	SX 6524 9411
BUGSHEAD CROSS	SX 7341 8540	MOOR CROSS	SX 7040 6399
BULLATON CROSS	SX 8045 8230	MOORSHEAD CROSS	SX 7141 6310
BULLHORNSTONE CROSS	SX 6836 6023	MUCKSY LANE CROSS	SX 6947 8545
BURCHANGER CROSS	SX 7728 7557	NETHERTON CROSS	SX 7350 9105
BURROUGH CROSS	SX 7526 9102	OAKHILL CROSS	SX 6968 6068
BUTTS CROSS	SX 7000 7306	OWLACOMBE CROSS	SX 7649 7276
CATOR GREEN CROSS	SX 6798 7666	OXENHAM CROSS	SX 6628 9442
CHAGFORD CROSS	SX 6882 8830	PEAR TREE CROSS	SX 7504 6932
CHAGFORD CROSS	SX 7502 8643	PETER TAVY CROSS	SX 5081 7649
CHALLACOMBE CROSS	SX 6949 8306	PIGS LEG CROSS	SX 5284 8911
CHAPPLE CROSS	SX 6718 8902	PLACE CROSS	SX 7614 7093
CHERITON CROSS	SX 6808 5860	PLAY CROSS	SX 7058 6930
CHESTON CROSS	SX 6808 5860	POOLMILL CROSS	SX 8062 8205
CHURCH CROSS	SX 7391 6660	REDDACLEAVE KILN CROSS	SX 7041 6394
CLIFFORD CROSS	SX 7812 8983	REW CROSS	SX 7550 7076
COLD EAST CROSS	SX 7406 7420	REWDOWN CROSS	SX 7507 7110
COLESWORTHY CROSS	SX 8064 7589	REWLEA CROSS	SX 7550 7103
COMBESHEAD CROSS	SX 6391 5828	RIDGEY CROSS	SX 7120 6926
COSSICK CROSS	SX 7737 8612	RINGHILL CROSS	SX 6720 9416
COTTAMOOR CROSS	SX 5163 7617	ROCKPARK CROSS	SX 7650 7089
COTTLES CROSS	SX 5641 9330	ROUND CROSS	SX 7370 6682
COXHILL CROSS	SX 7310 6525	ROWDEN CROSS	SX 7015 7632
COXTOR CROSS	SX 5163 7617	ROWELL CROSS	SX 5130 8510
CREEK CROSS	SX 7728 7027