Percy Cross

#2902 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Percy Cross is located just off the A696, 1 kilometre from Otterburn, Northumberland, England. It was erected before 1400 to commemorate the Battle of Otterburn, which took place in 1388, and takes its name from Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland whose two sons took part in the battle. The memorial was restored and re-erected in 1777, and again in modern day, to include signage. The Percy Cross is a sandstone memorial which includes a square stepped base, approximately 1 metre in height and 2 metres in diameter. ()

Coordinates: 55°14'13"N, 2°11'41"W

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Percy Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Cuthbert's Church, St John the Evangelist's Church, Elsdon Tower, Habitancum.

3.7 miE
Church
St Cuthbert's Church, Northumberland National Park
94 min walk • St Cuthbert's Church is located in Elsdon, Alnwick, northeast England. The church was one of the resting places of St. Cuthbert's body in the wanderings of the monks. It is one of the many dedicated to his memory. St Cuthbert's Church is a Grade I listed building in Northumberland.
0.6 miSE
Church
St John the Evangelist's Church
16 min walk • St John the Evangelist's Church is a church in Otterburn, Northumberland, northeast England, located off the A696 road.
3.7 miE
Tower
Elsdon Tower, Northumberland National Park
94 min walk • Elsdon Tower is a Grade I listed medieval tower house converted for use as a Rectory situated at Elsdon, Northumberland. Originally part of the estate of Elsdon Castle, it later become a rectory and is now a private residence.
4.7 miS
Forts and castles
Habitancum
120 min walk • Habitancum was an ancient Roman fort located at Risingham, Northumberland, England. The fort was one of the defensive structures built along Dere Street, a Roman road running from York to Corbridge and onwards to Melrose.
4.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Bremenium, Northumberland National Park
104 min walk • Bremenium is an ancient Roman fort located at Rochester, Northumberland, England. The fort is one of the defensive structures built along Dere Street, a Roman road running from York to Corbridge and onwards to Melrose.
3.8 miE
Forts and castles
Elsdon Castle, Northumberland National Park
98 min walk • Elsdon Castle is a castle in the village of Elsdon about 10 miles to the southwest of Rothbury, in Northumberland, England, and also known as Mote Hills. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The castle is the best preserved medieval motte and bailey castle site in Northumberland.
7.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Tarset Castle, Northumberland National Park
192 min walk • Tarset Castle is a ruin near Tarset in Northumberland.
4.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood, Northumberland National Park
120 min walk • Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood is the name given to a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland, North East England, designated in 1954.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
High Cove, Northumberland National Park
142 min walk • High Cove is a major slip feature to the west of Grasslees Burn in the Simonside Hills, Northumberland, England. It contains several small rifts and caves in gritstone, up to 18 metres in length.