Rey Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Cross.

Rey Cross

WRENN ID: first-chalk-starling
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: County Durham
Country: England
Date first listed: 17 June 1986
Type: Cross
Source: Historic England listing

Description

BOWES A66 NY 81 SE and NY 91 SW (South side)

17/9 and 18/9 Rey Cross II*

Base and fragment of cross shaft. Probably C10. Sandstone. Wrongly shown on both OS map sheets. Badly-worn, 1.0-metre tall fragment of rectangular-plan cross shaft on a worn square-plan base. Inscriptions on shaft no longer legible.

Rey or Rere Cross is believed to have been erected by King Edwin of Northumbria (died 946) to mark the boundary of his Kingdom and the Scottish Kingdom of Strathclyde. Eric Bloodaxe, the last Viking King, was killed at Rey Cross in 945 so marking the end of Viking rule in Northern England.

Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Listing NGR: NY9047112284

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