Carperby Market Cross

Carperby was granted a market charter in 1305, but it is believed that it ceased to hold markets around 1587, when nearby Aysgarth assumed greater importance.

[1] The cross was erected in the village centre in 1674, and restored in 1843.

[2] The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority argues that the base may be of this later date.

[1] It was Grade II listed in 1952,[3] and made a scheduled monument in 1995.

[4] The cross is constructed of sandstone, and has an octagonal tapering shaft on a base of seven square steps.