Towton Cross (AKA Lord Dacre's Cross) erected by the side of the B1257 road, near the village of Towton, to commemorate the Battle of Towton in 1461.
The monument includes a high cross erected beside the B1217 road from Towton village to Garforth. The cross was erected on this site to commemorate the Battle of Towton, a decisive engagement during the Wars of the Roses. The battle was fought in 1461 and this gives a date for its erection. The cross consists of a cross-head, a medieval stone base and a modern shaft. The base is set in a modern concrete plinth and a plaque is affixed to the plinth on the north side reading "Battle of Towton 1461".
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