Original site of Anglo-Saxon Cross, Rey Cross, Bowes Moor (Bowes Moor)
This is the remains of a medieval cross that marked the border between England and Scotland. Old stories said that it was the burial place of the Viking king Eric Bloodaxe who was killed in a battle nearby. However, when the stone was moved in 1990 because a nearby road was being moved there was no sign of a grave. It is probably of late Anglo-Saxon date (9th to 11th centuries AD). This is a Scheduled Ancient Monument protected by law.
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Early Medieval (410 to 1066)
Late 20th Century (1967 to 2000)
Late 20th Century (1967 to 2000)
RCHME: Durham SAMs Project 1991; Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
Excavation of Rey Cross mound, A66 Trans-Pennine Trunk Road, County Durham, 1990; Cleveland County Archaeology Section and The Bowes Museum
Excavation of Rey Cross mound, A66 Trans-Pennine Trunk Road, County Durham, 1990; Cleveland County Archaeology Section and The Bowes Museum
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