Moscar Cross

Moscar Cross is the name of a standing stone (or "guide stoop") and surrounding area in the Peak District on the border between Derbyshire and Sheffield, England.

18th century stone with inscription, and benchmark

Moscar moor is located south of the cross,[1] and contains a stone circle, Hordron Edge stone circle.[2]

Moscar Cross

The current Moscar Cross (also known as "Humblestone Cross"; grid reference SK231883), is a guide stoop erected in the 18th century, at a parish boundary and packhorse track junction. It is thought a cross existed at the point during earlier periods. The name 'Moscar' is thought to derive from to 'moss' (mos) and 'carr' (kjarr) both referring to marshy areas.[3][4][5] Moscar Cross has been claimed as the location of 'Whitcross' in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre.[6]

References
  1. Ordnance Survey. 1:25000. c.2010
  2. Historic England. "Hordron Edge stone circle, 540m south east of Cutthroat Bridge (1018367)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  3. Goodall, Armitage (1914), Place-names of south-west Yorkshire: that is, of so much of the West Riding as lies south of the Aire from Keighley onwards, p. 215
  4. Cameron, Kenneth (1959), The Place-names of Derbyshire, p. 86
  5. Sharpe, N.T. (2002), Crosses of the Peak District, Landmark, p. 34
  6. Whitehead, Phyllis (1963), The Brontës came here, pp. 167, 178
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