Base Of Former Butter Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Burnley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. Cross base.

Base Of Former Butter Cross

WRENN ID: worn-hammer-myrtle
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Burnley
Country: England
Date first listed: 12 February 1985
Type: Cross base
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SD 83 SW

SD 827 305 HABERGHAM EAVES Base of former Butter Cross

4/1 - - II

Base of former cross, date uncertain but possibly late medieval. Roughly cubical stone block, half sunk in surface of field, with square housing for shaft in centre of upper surface. Item is now an isolated feature in field, but there is a hollow way passing on roughly north-south line c.20 metres to the west. Possibly associated with other ancient crosses in Burnley area (vide Bennett, History of Burnley). Said to have been Chartists' place of assembly in C19.

Listing NGR: SD8278430522

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