I've driven along the B6275 (road to Piercebridge) and never really noticed this structure before. I'll be honest it looks old, but some might say not much to look at. The Leg's Cross is made from sandstone where the climate has literally had it's way and therefore looks less like a cross and more like a lump of 3 stones.
It's a Saxon cross made around 9th Century and thought to be made from Roman masonry found at the local Roman fort. There are a lot of of myths surrounding Leg's or Legg's Cross and how the name came about. This includes Saxon stories through to a King of England. It's thought that this could be some kind of boundary marker, grave stone or a marking of a cross road. One thing for sure is that it is in good nick for its age!
