Heddon-on-the-Wall Memorial Cross with memorial park walls and gate piers

The Heddon-on-the-Wall Memorial Cross stands within the Heddon-on-the-Wall Memorial Park, located off the Hexham Road and within the scheduled area of Hadrian's Wall and vallum. It also falls within the Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian’s Wall) World Heritage Site. The memorial takes the form of a Celtic cross, approximately 4 metres in height and constructed from granite. The front face features a reversed sword carved in low relief. The cross rises from a square pedestal with rounded corners, which itself stands on a four-stepped base. The front of the pedestal bears an inscription dedicated to the memory of those who died in the First World War (1914-1918), listing 16 names, followed by a biblical quote. A Second World War inscription on the top step’s riser remembers those from the parish who fell between 1939 and 1945, also listing names. The memorial garden’s railings were lost, likely during the Second World War's scrap metal drive, but the low, coped stone wall that previously carried the railings still encloses the garden, including gate piers on the western side. A short section of the wall on the north side remains only as foundations. A bronze plaque affixed to a gate pier commemorates the park's creation. Roundels in low relief displaying the West Yorkshire Regiment’s battle honour for India and the Northumberland Fusiliers’ badge are incorporated into the design. The plaque's inscription details that the park was laid out, equipped, and presented to the Heddon-on-the-Wall Parish Council by Sir James and Lady Knott of Close House Wylam, in memory of their two sons: Major James Leadbitter Knott, D.S.O. of the 10th West Yorkshire Regiment, and Captain Henry Basil Knott of the 9th Northumberland Fusiliers, who were killed in action during the First World War.