Cross-Head About 250 Metres East of Higher Combe Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1986. A Medieval Cross-head.

Cross-Head About 250 Metres East of Higher Combe Farm

WRENN ID
fossil-wattle-quill
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 July 1986
Type
Cross-head
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
SX 777 825
Coordinates
50.62964, -3.72965
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cross-head, located about 250 metres east of Higher Combe Farm, is a Grade II listed structure. It features a short piece of cross-shaft that is attached to the top of a natural granite boulder situated in the middle of a field. This cross-head is likely of medieval origin and is somewhat weathered, exhibiting a plain design.

Local climate

Cross-Head About 250 Metres East of Higher Combe Farm receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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