White Cross (South) is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1990. Wayside cross.
White Cross (South)
- WRENN ID
- patient-landing-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North York Moors National Park
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1990
- Type
- Wayside cross
- Address
- White Cross (South), Danby, North Yorkshire
- OS grid reference
- NZ 682 019
- Coordinates
- 54.40884, -0.95043
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of a wayside cross, likely from the medieval period, are located at White Cross (south) in Danby High Moor. It is constructed from hard sandstone and features a large square plinth that stands about 1 meter high and measures 0.6 meters on each side, with roll-moulded angles. The east and west faces of the plinth have incised crosses. A wheel head of a cross is set into a socket, suggesting it may be the head and base of a tall cross, although the shaft is missing. There is also an Ordnance Survey benchmark on the south face, along with some carved graffiti from the 20th century. This cross is locally known as Fat Betty.
Local climate
White Cross (South) receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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