Percy Cross

About

The Percy Cross (also Battle Stone) is located just off the A696, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) 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 (3 ft 3 in) in height and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. The entire battlefield area is designated an Area of High Landscape Value and parts of it are contained within the Northumberland National Park. On 7 January 1988, Percy Cross became a Grade II listed building.