Cross, Sometimes Known As Lord Dacres Cross

Cross, sometimes known as Lord Dacre's Cross, dates from the 15th century and is made of magnesian limestone ashlar. It is reputedly associated with Lord Dacre. The cross features a tapering squared shaft below a wheel head cross, which is set in a splayed base on a stepped modern plinth, making the entire structure approximately 2 metres high. Locally, it is believed to mark Lord Dacre's grave or one of the graves following the Battle of Towton in 1461. Richard III established a chapel at Towton "in token of prayer and for the souls of the men slain at Palm Sunday Field," although it was never completed. It is likely that the cross was moved from there to serve as a memorial to Towton Field, which it overlooks, and also as a boundary stone.